Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Silver Strap Ends
- Olive Oil Container
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Mansion House
- King Richard II and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- A New Vision For York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Second World War York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Red Tower
- St William's Shrine
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Norman Minster
- The Abbot's House