Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- A New University
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Sixties York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- George Leeman
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Our Lady's Row
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy