Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Carving
- Bootham School
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Norman House
- A New Walk
- St Crux's Church
- Ripon College for Women
- The Mansion House
- Church of St Olave
- Second World War York
- The Abbot's House
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Female Prison
- The Railway Institute
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters