Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York's Airfield
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Mystery Plays
- York and the Holocaust
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- St William's Shrine
- A Pipkin
- Ouse Bridge
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King Richard II and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Basilica