Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Clifford's Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Yorkshire Museum
- Minster Library
- Fire in the Minster
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Second World War York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Norman Window Frame
- Alcuin of York
- The Black Death
- Feeding Roman York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Boot
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street