Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The George Fox Incident
- Anglian Carving
- Micklegate Bar
- The Female Prison
- The Medieval Castle
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Rowntree Park
- Silver Strap Ends
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Multangular Tower
- The Cawood Sword
- Eric Bloodaxe