Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Edward II and York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Cawood Sword
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Viking Silk Cap
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Railway Institute
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Horn of Ulf
- Fishergate Bar
- Scarborough Bridge