Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Water Lanes
- Crest of York St John College
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Medieval Abbey
- The County Court House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Multangular Tower
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Second World War York
- The York Hoard
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels