Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Edward II and York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Viking Silk Cap
- De Grey Rooms
- The End of the Abbey
- York Union Gas Works
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Lendal Tower
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Central Library
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Statue of the God Mars
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Fairfax House
- King Edward III and York