Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- Margaret Clitherow
- Ouse Bridge
- Bootham Bar
- Fishergate Bar
- Bronze weights
- York Castle Museum
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bootham School
- Cinema Comes to York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Bar Convent
- York and the Holocaust
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Shambles
- William Etty, Artist