Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Barley Hall
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- De Grey Rooms
- A New University
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Horn of Ulf
- Church of St Olave
- King Richard II and York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York's Airfield
- The Multangular Tower
- St Crux's Church
- The Female Prison
- Bone Trial Piece
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Vikings and Christianity