Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Edward I and York
- Church of St Olave
- Norman Window Frame
- Olive Oil Container
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Female Prison
- York's Airfield
- York Union Gas Works
- York Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Helen
- 62 Low Petergate
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Minster in the 18th Century