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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Edward I and York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Stonegate
- Church of St Olave
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Alcuin of York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Minster Library
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Railway Station
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- A New Walk
- The Norman Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Bar Convent