Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Boot
- Viking Coins
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Medieval Minster
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Medieval Prisons
- Military Belt Fitting
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Roman Head Pot
- The Railway Institute
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Assembly Rooms