Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Cinema Comes to York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- New Shopping Centres
- Statue of an Athlete
- Barley Hall
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Hospitium
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Roman Fortress
- The Norman Minster
- The Railway Institute
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels