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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Fire in the Minster
- Our Lady's Row
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Horn of Ulf
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- New Earswick
- Yorkshire Museum
- Silver Strap Ends
- Inside the Roman Fortress