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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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Barker Tower
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- 62 Low Petergate
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Basilica
- Micklegate Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- A New Walk
- The Shambles
- Alcuin of York
- First World War Memorial
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Bombed