Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Fairfax House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Scarborough Bridge
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Teaching the Poor
- York Castle Museum
- Transport Moves On
- Industrial Upheaval
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- First World War York
- The Medieval Castle
- A Pipkin