Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Railway Institute
- The Black Death
- De Grey Rooms
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Second World War York
- Teaching the Poor
- York Central Library
- Scarborough Bridge
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Medieval Castle
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Mansion House
- Is York Cursed?
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Bar Convent