Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Ouse Bridge
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Red Tower
- Olive Oil Container
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Black Death
- First World War Memorial
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Minster Library
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Battle of the Standard
- Clifford's Tower
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier