Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The 1190 Massacre
- The New Theatre
- Micklegate Bar
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of St Helen
- The Basilica
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Barley Hall
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Lendal Bridge
- Ripon College for Women
- William Etty, Artist
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Anglian Carving