Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Church of St Helen
- Vikings and Christianity
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Is York Cursed?
- Yorkshire Museum
- Constantius Chlorus
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- St William's Shrine
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Battle of the Standard
- Viking Male Grooming