Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Industrial Upheaval
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Statue of an Athlete
- Fairfax House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Statue of Napoleon
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Guildhall
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Male Grooming