Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Council of Arles
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Red Tower
- The Black Death
- Roman Head Pot
- York Central Library
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Edward I and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St William's Shrine