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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Abbot's House
- York Central Library
- The Railway Institute
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Medieval Castle
- A New Walk
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Castle Museum
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The York Observatory