Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- William Etty, Artist
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Battle of the Standard
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The First Minster
- The Norman Abbey
- Crest of York St John College
- Stonegate
- The Red Tower
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Norman House