Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Medieval Prisons
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Anglian Carving
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Fishergate Bar
- St Crux's Church
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Is York Cursed?
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Black Death
- De Grey Rooms
- Dick Turpin