Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Abbot's House
- George Leeman
- The Railway Institute
- Lendal Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster in Viking Times
- View from Station Rise
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Viking Male Grooming
- John Carr - Architect