Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Barker Tower
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Ouse Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Guy Fawkes
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bronze weights
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Bombed
- Mary Ward
- The Medieval Castle
- The Cawood Sword