Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Multangular Tower
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Mansion House
- Industrial Upheaval
- Statue of Napoleon
- Water Lanes
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- William Etty, Artist
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Fire in the Minster
- York Garrison
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Norman House