Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Medieval Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Statue of an Athlete
- Fishergate Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- View from Station Rise
- The First Minster
- Teaching the Poor
- Bootham School
- Norman Window Frame
- Aldwark Synagogue
- De Grey Rooms
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Norman House
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Scarborough Bridge