Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Ouse Bridge
- The Retreat
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Lendal Bridge
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Battle of the Standard
- Teaching the Poor
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Our Lady's Row
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bronze weights
- York Railway Station
- Viking Coins
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Barley Hall