Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Medieval Minster
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Horn of Ulf
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham School
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- 62 Low Petergate
- Viking Boot
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Norman Window Frame
- King Edward II and York
- Church of St Olave
- The York Observatory