Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bootham School
- The Council of Arles
- A New Walk
- The County Court House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- New Shopping Centres
- Second World War York
- The Retreat
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Church of St Helen
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Garrison
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Jewbury Cemetery