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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Ouse Bridge
- A New University
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Fairfax House
- Fire in the Minster
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Guildhall
- York Central Library
- The Red Tower
- A Pipkin
- Anglian Cross
- John Carr - Architect