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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Retreat
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Walmgate Bar
- Medieval Prisons
- Central Methodist Chapel
- A New University
- De Grey Rooms
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Central Library
- Bootham Bar
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King's Manor - Victorian