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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The New Theatre
- Middleham Jewel
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- King Edward II and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Assembly Rooms
- Teaching the Poor
- Holy Trinity Church
- Monk Bar
- St Crux's Church
- Fire in the Minster
- View from Station Rise
- Victoria Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel