Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Inscription to Hecules
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Margaret Clitherow
- Dick Turpin
- First World War Memorial
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman Abbey
- Vale of York Viking Hoard