Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Teaching the Poor
- Alcuin of York
- Dick Turpin
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Greyfriars
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Victorian Prison Building
- New Shopping Centres
- Margaret Clitherow
- Inscription from Fortress Gate