Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Stonegate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Sixties York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham Bar
- King Richard II and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Rowntree Park
- The First Minster
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head