Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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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 Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Royal Station Hotel
- Minster Library
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Norman Abbey
- Roman Head Pot
- The First Railway Station
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Church of St Helen
- Monk Bar
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Viking Silk Cap