Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Clifford's Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Art Gallery
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A New Walk
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bootham Bar
- Jubbergate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The York Observatory