Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- The Female Prison
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Feeding Roman York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Lendal Bridge
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Barley Hall
- Jewbury Cemetery
- John Carr - Architect
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Monk Bar
- Guy Fawkes