Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Norman Window Frame
- The Bar Convent
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Railway Station
- Treasurer's House
- Victoria Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- Church of St Helen
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- William Etty, Artist
- The Railway Institute
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop