Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The County Court House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Ripon College for Women
- Fire in the Minster
- Victoria Bar
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- A New University
- New Shopping Centres
- Micklegate Bar
- The Mansion House
- The End of the Abbey
- The Horn of Ulf
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Statue of Napoleon