Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Carving
- The Female Prison
- 62 Low Petergate
- New Earswick
- Church of St Olave
- Lendal Tower
- Church of St Helen
- The White Rose of York
- The York Observatory
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Railway Institute
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill