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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- Margaret Clitherow
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- De Grey Rooms
- William Etty, Artist
- Lendal Bridge
- A Pipkin
- Barker Tower
- The Abbot's House
- The Medieval Abbey
- Fairfax House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Statue of the God Mars
- New Shopping Centres