Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Norman House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The First Railway Station
- Second World War York
- Roman Head Pot
- Stonegate
- Mary Ward
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The First Minster
- Fire in the Minster
- The Black Death
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Debtors' Prison
- Guy Fawkes
- Church of St Helen