Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Water Lanes
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Council of Arles
- York and the Holocaust
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Medieval Castle
- York Bombed
- Walmgate Bar
- The Norman Minster
- Norman Window Frame
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- John Carr - Architect
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bone Trial Piece
- Scarborough Bridge