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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 in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- First World War Memorial
- The White Rose of York
- Olive Oil Container
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bootham School
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- New Shopping Centres
- The Railway Institute
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- George Leeman
- Cinema Comes to York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Royal Station Hotel
- Roman Chimney Pot