Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Red Tower
- York Railway Station
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Guildhall
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Our Lady's Row
- St Crux's Church
- The Abbot's House