Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Norman House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Medieval Prisons
- Sixties York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- A New Vision For York
- Norman Window Frame
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Feeding Roman York
- York Central Library
- Bootham School
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Alcuin of York
- York Union Gas Works
- Bone Trial Piece