Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Transport Moves On
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Council of Arles
- The Female Prison
- York Central Library
- Feeding Roman York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Retreat
- The End of the Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- York's Airfield
- The Guildhall
- The Norman Minster
- Is York Cursed?