Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- The Female Prison
- The Hospitium
- New Earswick
- York Garrison
- New Shopping Centres
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Military Belt Fitting
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Stonegate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Victorian Prison Building