Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Railway Institute
- The Council of Arles
- Guy Fawkes
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Basilica
- York Garrison
- Gold Finger Ring
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Sixties York
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Red Tower
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Ripon College for Women