Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- Statue of Napoleon
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Assembly Rooms
- William Etty, Artist
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- A Pipkin
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Fairfax House
- Alcuin of York
- The New Theatre
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York and the Holocaust
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey