Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Monk Bar
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Victoria Bar
- King Richard II and York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Silver Strap Ends
- Stonegate
- The York Observatory
- St Crux's Church
- First World War Memorial
- York Bombed
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Olive Oil Container
- Archbishop Scrope Executed