Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- The First Railway Station
- Statue of Napoleon
- York and the Holocaust
- Jubbergate
- St Crux's Church
- 62 Low Petergate
- Ouse Bridge
- Constantius Chlorus
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of St Helen
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Medieval Castle
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers