Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Mary Ward
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Greyfriars
- The Medieval Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Richard II and York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The White Rose of York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Vale of York Viking Hoard