Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Union Gas Works
- Mary Ward
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman House
- Scarborough Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Norman Abbey
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Edward I and York
- The Roman Fortress
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Debtors' Prison
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers