Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- A New University
- Fairfax House
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Military Belt Fitting
- Gold Finger Ring
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- George Leeman
- The Medieval Minster
- Norman Window Frame
- Jubbergate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster in the 18th Century