Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Scarborough Bridge
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Medieval Castle
- A New Walk
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- John Carr - Architect
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Viking Boot
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze weights
- Water Lanes
- The Black Death
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop