Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- John Carr - Architect
- York Art Gallery
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Richard II and York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Feeding Roman York
- The York Observatory
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Rebuilt in Stone