Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Olive Oil Container
- Rowntree Park
- Silver Strap Ends
- York and the Holocaust
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Victoria Bar
- York Railway Station
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Statue of the God Mars
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Alcuin of York
- Micklegate Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'