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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Greyfriars
- Viking Male Grooming
- The County Court House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Multangular Tower
- Medieval Prisons
- York's Coat of Arms
- Barley Hall
- Central Methodist Chapel
- First World War York
- Treasurer's House
- Ripon College for Women
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Anglian Carving
- The George Fox Incident
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom