Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Viking Male Grooming
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Alcuin of York
- Fairfax House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Mansion House
- Monk Bar
- The First Railway Station
- New Shopping Centres
- Water Lanes
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman House
- The Red Tower
- Gold Finger Ring
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'