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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Garrison
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Cross
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Yorkshire Museum
- Our Lady's Row
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Medieval Abbey
- Mary Ward
- Lendal Bridge
- Barker Tower
- The Horn of Ulf
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Assembly Rooms