Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Middleham Jewel
- Medieval Prisons
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Shambles
- Gold Finger Ring
- Treasurer's House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Ripon College for Women
- Yorkshire Museum
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Abbey
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Feeding Roman York
- York Bombed
- The Norman Castle