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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Crest of York St John College
- The Multangular Tower
- The First Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Barker Tower
- The First Railway Station
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bootham Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Garrison
- Dick Turpin
- The York Hoard
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Railway Institute