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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bronze weights
- William Etty, Artist
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Guy Fawkes
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Mystery Plays
- York Castle Museum
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Central Library
- Bootham School
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Hair of a Roman Girl