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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Sixties York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The First Minster
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Union Gas Works
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Judges Lodging
- The Guildhall
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Yorkshire Museum
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Rowntree Park
- Roman Head Pot
- King Richard II and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse