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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Mystery Plays
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York's Airfield
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- A New Walk
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed