Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Bootham Bar
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Barker Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- John Carr - Architect
- The York Hoard
- New Shopping Centres
- King Edward I and York
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Central Library
- The Assembly Rooms
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Railway Institute
- Vale of York Viking Hoard