Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- St Crux's Church
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King Edward I and York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Multangular Tower
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Industrial Upheaval
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Holocaust
- The Greyfriars
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa