Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Clifford's Tower
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Is York Cursed?
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- View from Station Rise
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The New Theatre
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Railway Station
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Martin Le Grand Church