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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Statue of the God Mars
- Middleham Jewel
- A New Vision For York
- The Norman Minster
- The Greyfriars
- Barley Hall
- The Medieval Castle
- Guy Fawkes
- Water Lanes
- The White Rose of York
- Fairfax House
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Gold Arm Ring