Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Statue of an Athlete
- Micklegate Bar
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The York Observatory
- The 1190 Massacre
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Mansion House
- Mary Ward
- Inscription to Hecules
- A New Walk
- The Female Prison
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Roman Fortress
- George Leeman
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'