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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Guildhall
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Hospitium
- Roman Head Pot
- The Mansion House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The End of the Abbey
- York's Airfield
- De Grey Rooms
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Red Tower
- Bronze weights
- Bootham Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Holy Trinity Church