Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- St Leonard's Hospital
- George Leeman
- Vikings and Christianity
- Lendal Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Shambles
- The York Observatory
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Abbot's House
- Victoria Bar
- John Carr - Architect
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Castle Museum
- Roman Head Pot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)