Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- The End of the Abbey
- Sixties York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Anglian Cross
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Transport Moves On
- York Railway Station
- The York Observatory
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The White Rose of York
- A New Vision For York