Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- George Leeman
- The Norman Minster
- King Edward I and York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Clifford's Tower
- Lendal Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Medieval Castle
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Our Lady's Row
- St Crux's Church
- The First Railway Station
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Elizabeth Boardingham