Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- De Grey Rooms
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King Edward I and York
- Monk Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- First World War Memorial
- St William's Shrine
- York Castle Museum
- Statue of Napoleon
- York's Coat of Arms