Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Ouse Bridge
- York Union Gas Works
- York Railway Station
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Gold Arm Ring
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Bombed
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- William Etty, Artist
- Olive Oil Container
- Statue of the God Mars