Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Water Lanes
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fishergate Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Gold Finger Ring
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fire in the Minster
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Art Gallery