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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The George Fox Incident
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mystery Plays
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Basilica
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Boot
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Guy Fawkes
- Military Belt Fitting