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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Bootham Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- De Grey Rooms
- St William's Shrine
- The Guildhall
- Is York Cursed?
- Viking Silk Cap
- Ouse Bridge
- The End of the Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Church of St Olave
- A New Vision For York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Vikings and Christianity