Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Church of St Olave
- Statue of Napoleon
- Walmgate Bar
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Viking Silk Cap
- Inscription to Hecules
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Assembly Rooms
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York's Coat of Arms
- The New Theatre
- Fairfax House
- King Edward II and York