Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Statue of an Athlete
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Sixties York
- The End of the Abbey
- York Union Gas Works
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Medieval Minster
- De Grey Rooms
- Vikings and Christianity
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The New Theatre