Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Military Belt Fitting
- Ripon College for Women
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Middleham Jewel
- The First Minster
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Statue of an Athlete
- York's Coat of Arms
- Church of St Olave
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Retreat
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York