Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Union Gas Works
- Our Lady's Row
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Medieval Castle
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The George Fox Incident
- De Grey Rooms
- Inscription to Hecules
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Garrison
- Teaching the Poor
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning