Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King Edward III and York
- New Earswick
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Lendal Tower
- New Shopping Centres
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Royal Station Hotel
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Mary Ward
- York Bombed
- A New Walk
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The York Hoard