Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- The Council of Arles
- York Railway Station
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Basilica
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Mary Ward
- Micklegate Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Crux's Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Coins
- King Richard III and York
- Victoria Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Vikings and Christianity