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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- Barley Hall
- York's Coat of Arms
- Second World War York
- Ripon College for Women
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- A Pipkin
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Lendal Bridge
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Crux's Church
- A New Vision For York
- Crest of York St John College
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Elizabeth Boardingham