Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Retreat
- 62 Low Petergate
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Female Prison
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Mansion House
- The Norman Castle
- Norman Window Frame
- Victoria Bar
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York