Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The White Rose of York
- The York Helmet
- Micklegate Bar
- The George Fox Incident
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The York Hoard
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Mansion House
- 62 Low Petergate
- Walmgate Bar
- Stonegate
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Hospitium
- York Railway Station
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers