Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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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.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Cinema Comes to York
- William Etty, Artist
- Statue of an Athlete
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The George Fox Incident
- Military Belt Fitting
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Bar Convent
- Bootham School
- Micklegate Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- Fire in the Minster
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Railway Station
- Alcuin of York
- Skeldergate Bridge