Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Garrison
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Silk Cap
- Margaret Clitherow
- Monk Bar
- York Central Library
- Jubbergate
- The Debtors' Prison
- Victoria Bar
- The Medieval Castle
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Norman Minster