Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Abbot's House
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Is York Cursed?
- The Medieval Castle
- Holy Trinity Church
- Clifford's Tower
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- De Grey Rooms
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Red Tower
- Constantius Chlorus
- The County Court House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft