Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Norman Window Frame
- The Black Death
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Monk Bar
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Guildhall
- Anglian Hanging Bowl