Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- John Carr - Architect
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- St William's Shrine
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Judges Lodging
- Ripon College for Women
- Micklegate Bar
- The Female Prison
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Richard II and York
- The New Theatre
- The George Fox Incident
- Transport Moves On
- The Retreat
- The Roman Fortress