Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Scarborough Bridge
- Monk Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- King Richard III and York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Guildhall
- The Shambles