Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Royal Station Hotel
- Military Belt Fitting
- Guy Fawkes
- New Shopping Centres
- York Railway Station
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Retreat
- The First Railway Station
- De Grey Rooms
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- St William's Shrine
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and the Holocaust