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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Medieval Prisons
- Statue of Napoleon
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bootham Bar
- Crest of York St John College
- The End of the Abbey
- King Edward III and York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The York Hoard
- Viking Boot
- Fire in the Minster
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York's Airfield
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Greyfriars