Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Black Death
- Viking Boot
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Alcuin of York
- St William's Shrine
- The First Minster
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bronze weights
- The Railway Institute
- York Castle Museum
- York Art Gallery
- The Medieval Minster
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'