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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The York Observatory
- The Mystery Plays
- Viking Boot
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- New Shopping Centres
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Castle Museum
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Fairfax House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Micklegate Bar
- York Railway Station
- Our Lady's Row
- Inscription to Hecules