Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Garrison
- Anglian Carving
- Bootham Bar
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- View from Station Rise
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York's Coat of Arms
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Norman Castle
- Middleham Jewel
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Norman House
- The George Fox Incident
- George Leeman
- The Black Death