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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Debtors' Prison
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Sixties York
- A Pipkin
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman Castle
- The Assembly Rooms
- Transport Moves On
- King Edward III and York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- First World War York
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Boot