Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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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.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Second World War York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Olive Oil Container
- King Edward III and York
- Fairfax House
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Bombed
- The Medieval Castle
- Medieval Prisons
- The Mystery Plays
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- George Leeman
- The Railway Institute
- The Bar Convent
- The York Helmet