Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Cross
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Norman Window Frame
- Stonegate
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Union Gas Works
- King Edward I and York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Battle of the Standard
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York St John in the 20th Century