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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Shambles
- William Etty, Artist
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Norman Window Frame
- The New Theatre
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Fire in the Minster
- Viking Silk Cap
- 62 Low Petergate
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Norman Minster
- Archbishop Scrope Executed