Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- George Leeman
- Transport Moves On
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Middleham Jewel
- The Norman Abbey
- John Carr - Architect
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Railway Station
- York Art Gallery
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Inscription to Hecules
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Trams Pulled by Horses