Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Clifford's Tower
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Mystery Plays
- Viking Male Grooming
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Railway Institute
- Vikings and Christianity
- The End of the Abbey
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King Richard II and York
- Viking Boot
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy