Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- First World War York
- Medieval Prisons
- Our Lady's Row
- The Abbot's House
- Scarborough Bridge
- Church of St Helen
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York and the Holocaust
- Ouse Bridge
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Castle Museum
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Railway Institute
- Norman Window Frame