Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Norman Window Frame
- Anglian Cross
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- First World War York
- Lendal Bridge
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bootham Bar
- First World War Memorial
- York Union Gas Works
- Crest of York St John College
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Margaret Clitherow
- Guy Fawkes
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman Castle