Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- The First Railway Station
- Church of St Olave
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Guy Fawkes
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- New Shopping Centres
- The Abbot's House
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Feeding Roman York
- Is York Cursed?
- Scarborough Bridge
- New Earswick
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels