Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- John Carr - Architect
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- New Earswick
- Minster Library
- York's Airfield
- The Railway Institute
- A New Walk
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Ouse Bridge
- The Hospitium
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A Pipkin
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Margaret Clitherow
- Our Lady's Row
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Guy Fawkes