Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Monk Bar
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Ouse Bridge
- Sixties York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Barley Hall
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Bombed
- Viking Coins
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Retreat
- The 1190 Massacre
- Transport Moves On
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Second World War York
- William Etty, Artist