Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- Middleham Jewel
- Cinema Comes to York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Assembly Rooms
- Alcuin of York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Water Lanes
- Medieval Prisons
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Dick Turpin
- The Basilica
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King Richard III and York