Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Statue of Napoleon
- Barker Tower
- Medieval Prisons
- A Pipkin
- King Edward III and York
- Fairfax House
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Sixties York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Fire in the Minster
- Bone Trial Piece
- John Carr - Architect
- York Railway Station
- The 1190 Massacre
- Viking Silk Cap