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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- New Earswick
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Stonegate
- Feeding Roman York
- The Guildhall
- Constantius Chlorus
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Norman House
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Leonard's Hospital
- New Shopping Centres
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Alcuin of York