Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Victoria Bar
- York St John in the 20th Century
- John Carr - Architect
- The Guildhall
- Rebuilt in Stone
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Viking Silk Cap
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The George Fox Incident