Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Inscription to Hecules
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Middleham Jewel
- Transport Moves On
- Church of St Olave
- The Council of Arles
- The Female Prison
- Medieval Prisons
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Monk Bar
- New Shopping Centres
- Alcuin of York