Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Treasurer's House
- Mary Ward
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Industrial Upheaval
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Alcuin of York
- William Etty, Artist
- The Debtors' Prison
- The York Hoard
- The Greyfriars
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York and the Holocaust
- Minster Library
- Church of St Olave
- Bootham School
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle