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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- The Shambles
- York Garrison
- York Central Library
- The Roman Fortress
- Lendal Tower
- The First Railway Station
- Our Lady's Row
- The Guildhall
- Inscription to Hecules
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- John Carr - Architect
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Olive Oil Container
- Sixties York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers