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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- First World War Memorial
- York and the Holocaust
- New Earswick
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Basilica
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Micklegate Bar
- The Retreat
- Clifford's Tower
- The Assembly Rooms
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Norman Minster