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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Crux's Church
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Greyfriars
- Roman Head Pot
- New Shopping Centres
- The First Railway Station
- York Castle Museum
- The Mansion House
- Yorkshire Museum
- Sixties York
- Guy Fawkes
- Lendal Bridge
- Dick Turpin
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Cumberland House, King's Staith