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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Roman Fortress
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Cinema Comes to York
- Transport Moves On
- York's Airfield
- Monk Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Hospitium
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The New Theatre
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman House
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers