Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Medieval Abbey
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham School
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Clifford's Tower
- York Railway Station
- The Norman House
- 62 Low Petergate
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Bombed
- York Castle Museum
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Garrison