Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- The Shambles
- First World War York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Viking Boot
- Statue of an Athlete
- Fire in the Minster
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Debtors' Prison
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Art Gallery
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Our Lady's Row
- De Grey Rooms
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions