Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York's Coat of Arms
- Barley Hall
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Water Lanes
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Roman Fortress
- Is York Cursed?
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Clifford's Tower
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- New Earswick
- The Black Death
- Bootham School