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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Stonegate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The White Rose of York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King Richard II and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Battle of the Standard
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Ripon College for Women
- Statue of an Athlete
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Medieval Abbey
- Water Lanes
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Art Gallery
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Judges Lodging