Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- New Earswick
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- New Shopping Centres
- The County Court House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Hospitium
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Red Tower
- The York Helmet
- A New Vision For York
- Our Lady's Row
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Holy Trinity Church
- York's Coat of Arms
- Stonegate