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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Horn of Ulf
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Royal Station Hotel
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Union Gas Works
- Statue of the God Mars
- New Shopping Centres
- Alcuin of York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Fishergate Bar
- A Pipkin
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom