Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Judges Lodging
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bronze weights
- 62 Low Petergate
- Royal Station Hotel
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Castle Museum
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mithras and Arimanius
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Feeding Roman York