Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Bar Convent
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Second World War York
- The Mansion House
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Walmgate Bar
- A New University
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Cawood Sword
- Our Lady's Row