Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Monk Bar
- St Crux's Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of St Olave
- Margaret Clitherow
- William Etty, Artist
- York's Coat of Arms
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Observatory
- The George Fox Incident
- Statue of Napoleon
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Medieval Castle
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Female Prison