Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- Bootham Bar
- Barley Hall
- The Greyfriars
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Ripon College for Women
- The Norman House
- A New Vision For York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Teaching the Poor
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The 1190 Massacre
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'