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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The York Hoard
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Shambles
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman House
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Second World War York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Basilica
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Teaching the Poor
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- George Leeman
- Viking Sword Pommel