Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Fire in the Minster
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Black Death
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's Airfield
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York and the Holocaust
- The Victorian Prison Building
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Skeldergate Bridge
- William Etty, Artist
- Yorkshire Museum
- First World War York