Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Female Prison
- York Bombed
- St Crux's Church
- York and the Holocaust
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Cross
- Ripon College for Women
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Guy Fawkes
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Micklegate Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle