Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Fishergate Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Teaching the Poor
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Central Library
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Railway Station
- Fire in the Minster
- Micklegate Bar
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Edward I and York
- New Earswick