Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Is York Cursed?
- The New Theatre
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Barker Tower
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Military Belt Fitting
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Monk Bar
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Black Death
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Clifford's Tower
- Second World War York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Norman House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church