Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- The County Court House
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Bar Convent
- A New University
- The Abbot's House
- York Bombed
- The Black Death
- York Art Gallery
- Barker Tower
- Clifford's Tower
- Church of St Olave
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Mansion House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas