Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- A New Walk
- The Mansion House
- A New University
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Richard III and York
- The Retreat
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Union Gas Works
- Walmgate Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Roman Fortress
- Statue of an Athlete
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York