Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Vikings and Christianity
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Union Gas Works
- Bootham School
- Sixties York
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The End of the Abbey
- Scarborough Bridge
- John Carr - Architect