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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The End of the Abbey
- Anglian Cross
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- John Carr - Architect
- Bootham School
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Gold Finger Ring
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Jubbergate
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- A New Walk