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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Lendal Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- New Shopping Centres
- Micklegate Bar
- The Black Death
- York Art Gallery
- Jubbergate
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- William Etty, Artist
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York's Coat of Arms
- Is York Cursed?
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart