Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York and the Holocaust
- York Central Library
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Mansion House
- Royal Station Hotel
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The First Railway Station
- Fishergate Bar
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Norman Abbey
- Church of St Olave
- A New Walk
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Industrial Upheaval