Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Teaching the Poor
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Roman Head Pot
- Church of St Helen
- York Railway Station
- Vikings and Christianity
- Statue of Napoleon
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Castle Museum
- York Garrison
- Royal Station Hotel
- York's Airfield