Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- William Etty, Artist
- Judges Lodging
- Ouse Bridge
- Minster Library
- York Castle Museum
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Medieval Prisons
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Shambles
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Fairfax House
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Rowntree Park
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Skeldergate Bridge