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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Sixties York
- The Shambles
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Black Death
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St William's Shrine
- King Edward III and York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Transport Moves On
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Bar Convent
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Lendal Tower
- Anglian Carving
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Medieval Prisons