Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Fairfax House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Middleham Jewel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barker Tower
- The Basilica
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- New Shopping Centres
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and the Holocaust
- King Richard II and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bones of a Roman Combatant