Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Union Gas Works
- The Female Prison
- The Roman Fortress
- Feeding Roman York
- Teaching the Poor
- The Medieval Castle
- The Retreat
- York Art Gallery
- The Medieval Minster
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Yorkshire Museum
- 62 Low Petergate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Helen
- King Edward I and York
- The White Rose of York