Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Church of St Olave
- Viking Coins
- Rowntree Park
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Feeding Roman York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Greyfriars
- Fairfax House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The End of the Abbey
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Lendal Bridge
- New Earswick
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Victoria Bar