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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Victoria Bar
- Second World War York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The First Minster
- Middleham Jewel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Monk Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Cross
- Crest of York St John College
- The Bar Convent
- The York Hoard
- Church of St Olave
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The New Theatre