Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Medieval Minster
- Rowntree Park
- Walmgate Bar
- The First Minster
- York Union Gas Works
- Viking Boot
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Mystery Plays
- The Shambles
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Ouse Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Hospitium
- Minster Library