Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Railway Institute
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- A New Walk
- George Leeman
- De Grey Rooms
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Red Tower
- Anglian Cross
- The Medieval Castle
- Walmgate Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Is York Cursed?
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Margaret Clitherow
- William Etty, Artist