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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St William's Shrine
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Amber Bead Workshop
- New Shopping Centres
- Barley Hall
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Anglian Carving
- York and the Holocaust
- Military Belt Fitting
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Abbot's House
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- New Earswick