Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Norman Minster
- Yorkshire Museum
- A Pipkin
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King Richard II and York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Roman Head Pot
- The Railway Institute
- King Edward I and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Cawood Sword
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster in the 19th Century