Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- York Bombed
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Treasurer's House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Medieval Castle
- The 1190 Massacre
- Olive Oil Container
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Central Library
- The Multangular Tower
- Second World War York
- Church of St Helen
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Crux's Church
- The Norman Abbey