Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York's Airfield
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham School
- Bone Trial Piece
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Anglian Cross
- A New Vision For York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Middleham Jewel
- The Multangular Tower
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Male Grooming
- Plum Cakes for Christmas