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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Margaret Clitherow
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The York Hoard
- York's Airfield
- The County Court House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Edward III and York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The 1190 Massacre
- Norman Window Frame
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Monk Bar
- The Shambles
- Mithras and Arimanius