Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Barker Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- New Earswick
- Vikings and Christianity
- Transport Moves On
- Yorkshire Museum
- Crest of York St John College
- York Garrison
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Debtors' Prison
- The End of the Abbey
- Ripon College for Women