Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Ouse Bridge
- William Etty, Artist
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Male Grooming
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Barker Tower
- The End of the Abbey
- The Norman Castle
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Medieval Abbey
- The First Minster
- The Greyfriars
- The Hospitium
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa