Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Scarborough Bridge
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Richard II and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Boot
- The Greyfriars
- Bone Trial Piece
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Treasurer's House
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Lendal Bridge
- The County Court House
- Teaching the Poor