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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- The County Court House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Norman Castle
- York Railway Station
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Teaching the Poor
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Debtors' Prison
- The York Observatory
- York St John in the 20th Century
- De Grey Rooms