Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Victoria Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- The County Court House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Statue of an Athlete
- Transport Moves On
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rowntree Park
- De Grey Rooms
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York's Coat of Arms
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Guildhall
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Lendal Bridge