Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Scarborough Bridge
- St William's Shrine
- Dick Turpin
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Bombed
- Fishergate Bar
- Bootham School
- Lendal Bridge
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Church of St Olave
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Norman Window Frame
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Church of All Saints Pavement