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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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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...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Cawood Sword
- First World War Memorial
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Assembly Rooms
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Lendal Tower
- The Greyfriars
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bootham School
- John Carr - Architect
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Minster in the 20th Century