Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Military Belt Fitting
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Gold Arm Ring
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Cawood Sword
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Rowntree Park
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Norman Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- Church of St Olave
- The Black Death
- Sixties York
- Jubbergate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed