Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bootham School
- View from Station Rise
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Council of Arles
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Ripon College for Women
- Walmgate Bar
- The County Court House
- The New Theatre
- The 1190 Massacre
- King Edward II and York
- Fishergate Bar
- Bootham Bar
- York St John in the 20th Century