Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Bar Convent
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Mansion House
- The George Fox Incident
- First World War Memorial
- Anglian Carving
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Stonegate
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster after the Reformation
- A New Walk
- Treasurer's House