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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Olive Oil Container
- The Guildhall
- Mary Ward
- Is York Cursed?
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Castle Museum
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- A New Walk
- Vikings and Christianity
- Lendal Bridge
- Water Lanes
- View from Station Rise
- Minster Library