Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Clifford's Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The End of the Abbey
- Norman Window Frame
- Teaching the Poor
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Battle of the Standard
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Military Belt Fitting
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Richard II and York
- York's Coat of Arms
- First World War York