Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York's Airfield
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Roman Head Pot
- A Pipkin
- Medieval Prisons
- The Guildhall
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Guy Fawkes
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Crest of York St John College
- A New Vision For York
- The York Observatory
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The York Hoard
- A New University