Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- First World War Memorial
- Vikings and Christianity
- The First Railway Station
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Battle of the Standard
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Council of Arles
- York Art Gallery
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Union Gas Works
- The New Theatre