Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King Edward I and York
- William Etty, Artist
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Walmgate Bar
- The York Helmet
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'