Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Stonegate
- The Assembly Rooms
- Feeding Roman York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Cawood Sword
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Medieval Minster
- Barker Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Multangular Tower
- York Railway Station
- Vale of York Viking Hoard