Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The First Minster
- York Bombed
- Yorkshire Museum
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Union Gas Works
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Second World War York
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Council of Arles
- Stonegate
- Gold Arm Ring
- The York Helmet
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York St John in the 20th Century