Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- A Pipkin
- The White Rose of York
- The Abbot's House
- Middleham Jewel
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- John Carr - Architect
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- First World War Memorial
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St Crux's Church
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Statue of an Athlete
- Holy Trinity Church
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Shambles