Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Barker Tower
- The Basilica
- The York Hoard
- Bone Trial Piece
- Fairfax House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Monk Bar
- Transport Moves On
- Stonegate
- Treasurer's House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Shambles