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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Victoria Bar
- The Hospitium
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Silver Strap Ends
- Mary Ward
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A Pipkin
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- View from Station Rise
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Jubbergate
- The Bar Convent
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The York Hoard
- Feeding Roman York