Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Minster Library
- John Carr - Architect
- York Castle Museum
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Mansion House
- The Roman Fortress
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Cinema Comes to York
- St William's Shrine
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's Airfield
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Olave
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Greyfriars