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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Micklegate Bar
- The County Court House
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The York Observatory
- The Railway Institute
- York Castle Museum
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Second World War York
- Cinema Comes to York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Norman Abbey
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- A New University
- The Norman House