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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Norman House
- Roman Head Pot
- York Union Gas Works
- Jubbergate
- Royal Station Hotel
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The New Theatre
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Medieval Minster