Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- King Richard III and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The County Court House
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Hospitium
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Is York Cursed?
- Fishergate Bar
- The First Railway Station
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Yorkshire Museum