Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Richard II and York
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- Roman Head Pot
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- A Pipkin
- New Earswick
- John Carr - Architect
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Gold Finger Ring
- Fire in the Minster
- Is York Cursed?
- Crest of York St John College
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Central Library