Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Coins
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Edward I and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Guildhall
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Boot
- Jewbury Cemetery
- New Earswick
- The Multangular Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- Church of St Olave
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Water Lanes
- Royal Station Hotel