Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- John Carr - Architect
- Constantius Chlorus
- Anglian Carving
- Walmgate Bar
- York Central Library
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze weights
- The Abbot's House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Royal Station Hotel
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Cross
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Cinema Comes to York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Archbishop Scrope Executed