Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Olave
- The Multangular Tower
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Assembly Rooms
- First World War York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Fairfax House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- De Grey Rooms
- York Bombed
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate