Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Mystery Plays
- Rowntree Park
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Sixties York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Vikings and Christianity
- A Pipkin
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King Edward II and York
- The Multangular Tower
- De Grey Rooms
- Viking Silk Cap
- York Union Gas Works
- Statue of an Athlete
- St William's Shrine