Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Central Library
- Bone Trial Piece
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Council of Arles
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Jubbergate
- First World War York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Castle Museum
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Mary Ward
- Eric Bloodaxe