Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Alcuin of York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Middleham Jewel
- Treasurer's House
- King Edward I and York
- The Retreat
- York Garrison
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Fairfax House
- First World War York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The York Helmet
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Edward III and York