Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- First World War York
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Carving
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Railway Station
- The Red Tower
- Church of St Olave
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Norman House
- A Pipkin
- The Mansion House
- A New Vision For York
- York Bombed
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bootham School
- Jewbury Cemetery