Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Medieval Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- The Black Death
- First World War Memorial
- Stonegate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Scarborough Bridge
- John Carr - Architect
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- 62 Low Petergate
- Silver Strap Ends
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Male Grooming