Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Female Prison
- The End of the Abbey
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Amber Bead Workshop
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Bar Convent
- The First Railway Station
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Minster in the 18th Century