Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Ouse Bridge
- The Norman Minster
- The Abbot's House
- The Medieval Minster
- Feeding Roman York
- Ripon College for Women
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Guy Fawkes
- The Medieval Castle
- Victoria Bar
- A New Vision For York
- New Shopping Centres
- Rowntree Park
- The Red Tower
- First World War York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers