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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- The Guildhall
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Hospitium
- Treasurer's House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- New Shopping Centres
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Stonegate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Lendal Bridge
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Judges Lodging
- The York Observatory
- Alcuin of York