Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Cawood Sword
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The York Helmet
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Richard III and York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- New Shopping Centres
- York Central Library
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and the Holocaust
- First World War Memorial
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Gold Finger Ring
- Medieval Prisons