Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Richard III and York
- Alcuin of York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Art Gallery
- The Council of Arles
- New Earswick
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Battle of the Standard