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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- A New Walk
- Anglian Cross
- King Edward I and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A New University
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Lendal Bridge
- Yorkshire Museum
- Inscription to Hecules
- Statue of the God Mars
- Our Lady's Row