Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- York Union Gas Works
- Stonegate
- Norman Window Frame
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The York Observatory
- John Carr - Architect
- King Edward III and York
- First World War York
- The Guildhall
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Cawood Sword
- The Medieval Castle
- Minster Library
- The Horn of Ulf