Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Teaching the Poor
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- View from Station Rise
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Guildhall
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Monk Bar
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The George Fox Incident
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Norman House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head