Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Bar Convent
- Jubbergate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Norman Abbey
- The First Railway Station
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Garrison
- Gold Finger Ring
- The End of the Abbey
- The Debtors' Prison
- Clifford's Tower