Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Fairfax House
- The Shambles
- Anglian Cross
- Sixties York
- Barley Hall
- York's Airfield
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Vikings and Christianity
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Constantius Chlorus
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Medieval Castle