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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- York Railway Station
- A New University
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Bar Convent
- 62 Low Petergate
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Yorkshire Museum
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of Napoleon
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Fairfax House
- The Hospitium
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Art Gallery