Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- A New Walk
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Sixties York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Observatory
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Hoard
- A New University
- Lendal Bridge
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Alcuin of York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Anglian Carving
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bootham Bar