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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New Vision For York
- First World War York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- New Shopping Centres
- The Multangular Tower
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St William's Shrine
- Second World War York
- De Grey Rooms
- The York Observatory
- Anglian Carving
- Statue of an Athlete
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- John Carr - Architect
- The Assembly Rooms
- Judges Lodging