Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- Church of St Helen
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Is York Cursed?
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Dick Turpin
- The End of the Abbey
- The Norman House
- John Carr - Architect
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Anglian Cross
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The First Minster
- King Richard III and York
- The First Railway Station
- Tombstone of Julia Velva