Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Council of Arles
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Alcuin of York
- King Edward II and York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Stonegate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Scarborough Bridge
- Sixties York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Hospitium
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers