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 Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Alcuin of York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Council of Arles
- 62 Low Petergate
- Aldwark Synagogue
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Richard III and York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- View from Station Rise
- William Etty, Artist
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- New Shopping Centres
- Central Methodist Chapel