Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Water Lanes
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Second World War York
- The Retreat
- The Battle of the Standard
- Barley Hall
- York in the fifteenth Century
- View from Station Rise
- York Art Gallery
- Treasurer's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Edward II and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bootham Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway