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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Castle Museum
- Bootham Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Lendal Bridge
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Minster Library
- The Cawood Sword
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Norman Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Roman Fortress