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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Transport Moves On
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Shambles
- Dick Turpin
- Stonegate
- The Council of Arles
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Margaret Clitherow
- York's Airfield
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Edward II and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Crest of York St John College
- Judges Lodging