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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Battle of the Standard
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Vikings and Christianity
- First World War York
- Judges Lodging
- The Medieval Abbey
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King Richard II and York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Middleham Jewel
- St Crux's Church
- The York Helmet