Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- The George Fox Incident
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Lendal Bridge
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Transport Moves On
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bootham Bar
- St William's Shrine
- Ouse Bridge
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Fairfax House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Our Lady's Row
- Teaching the Poor
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- St Leonard's Hospital