Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York and the Holocaust
- King Edward I and York
- The Guildhall
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Feeding Roman York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Battle of the Standard
- View from Station Rise
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Viking Coins
- Micklegate Bar
- Tombstone of Julia Velva