Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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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...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Gold Arm Ring
- Minster Library
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Norman Castle
- The Basilica
- The End of the Abbey
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Retreat
- Rowntree Park
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Richard III and York
- Mary Ward
- King Richard II and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- View from Station Rise