Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Second World War York
- Victoria Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Crux's Church
- The Hospitium
- Guy Fawkes
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Judges Lodging
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- New Earswick
- The York Helmet
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Battle of Marston Moor