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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Military Belt Fitting
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Dick Turpin
- The Female Prison
- Roman Head Pot
- A New Walk
- Anglian Carving
- The Basilica
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Holy Trinity Church
- Lendal Bridge
- The Mansion House