Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Ripon College for Women
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The York Observatory
- Jubbergate
- Olive Oil Container
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Teaching the Poor
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fire in the Minster
- Anglian Cross
- York Castle Museum
- The York Helmet
- Bronze weights
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Monk Bar
- The Norman Abbey