Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Roman Head Pot
- York and the Holocaust
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Fairfax House
- Royal Station Hotel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Military Belt Fitting
- Is York Cursed?
- A New Walk
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bootham School
- The Medieval Minster
- Second World War York
- King Richard II and York