Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Mary Ward
- King Richard II and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- View from Station Rise
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Edward I and York
- The First Minster
- York's Coat of Arms
- The George Fox Incident
- York Garrison
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Roman Head Pot