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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Greyfriars
- The First Railway Station
- First World War York
- Micklegate Bar
- The Red Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Ouse Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Mary Ward
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Victoria Bar
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- John Carr - Architect