Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- The Roman Fortress
- Our Lady's Row
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- First World War York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Is York Cursed?
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Railway Institute
- The Norman Minster
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Micklegate Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Battle of Marston Moor