Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Barley Hall
- The Retreat
- Gold Finger Ring
- New Shopping Centres
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- A Pipkin
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Norman House
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bootham Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The George Fox Incident
- Statue of an Athlete