Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The End of the Abbey
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Silver Strap Ends
- The York Observatory
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Rowntree Park
- The Red Tower
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Sixties York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York and the Holocaust
- Roman Head Pot