Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- York Railway Station
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The York Observatory
- Transport Moves On
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bootham School
- Constantius Chlorus
- Olive Oil Container
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Boot
- York and the Holocaust
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King Richard III and York