Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fairfax House
- The Retreat
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Inscription to Hecules
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The White Rose of York
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Multangular Tower
- The York Observatory
- Bootham School
- The First Railway Station
- Transport Moves On
- Anglian Cross
- The Bar Convent
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St William's Shrine