Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- View from Station Rise
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Guy Fawkes
- Anglian Cross
- Bootham Bar
- Bootham School
- Daniel Defoe's York
- First World War Memorial
- The Black Death
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Skeldergate Bridge