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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Guildhall
- The Red Tower
- De Grey Rooms
- Lendal Bridge
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The County Court House
- Bootham Bar
- King Edward II and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- View from Station Rise
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels