Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bronze weights
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Middleham Jewel
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Dick Turpin
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- New Shopping Centres
- Vikings and Christianity
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Minster in the 20th Century