Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Water Lanes
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bronze weights
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Gold Arm Ring
- Guy Fawkes
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Judges Lodging
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Bombed
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'