Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- First World War Memorial
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Hospitium
- Medieval Prisons
- The George Fox Incident
- The White Rose of York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Church of St Olave
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate