Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- The Mansion House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Scarborough Bridge
- The White Rose of York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Mary Ward
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Central Library
- The Red Tower
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- George Leeman
- York's Coat of Arms
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries