Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- New Earswick
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Greyfriars
- Royal Station Hotel
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Debtors' Prison
- Lendal Tower
- Bootham Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Rebuilt in Stone