Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Roman Head Pot
- The Mystery Plays
- A New Vision For York
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Male Grooming
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Hospitium
- Middleham Jewel
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Jubbergate
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Treasurer's House
- York Castle Museum