Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Bone Trial Piece
- King Richard III and York
- Judges Lodging
- Church of St Olave
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Council of Arles
- Jubbergate
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Clifford's Tower
- The Guildhall
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Archbishop Scrope Executed