Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- George Leeman
- View from Station Rise
- Second World War York
- King Richard II and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- A New University
- Aldwark Synagogue
- William Etty, Artist
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Wilfrid
- John Carr - Architect
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Medieval Castle
- The Council of Arles
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Holy Trinity Church