Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Cawood Sword
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The York Helmet
- King Edward I and York
- Stonegate
- Margaret Clitherow
- York and the Holocaust
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Medieval Castle
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bone Trial Piece
- Walmgate Bar