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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- York Castle Museum
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The New Theatre
- Medieval Prisons
- Is York Cursed?
- The Female Prison
- York and the Holocaust
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Our Lady's Row
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Union Gas Works