Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Medieval Prisons
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bronze weights
- St Crux's Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Constantius Chlorus
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Shambles
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Ouse Bridge
- Lendal Bridge