Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- Yorkshire Museum
- First World War York
- The Medieval Castle
- Bronze weights
- Statue of Napoleon
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Church of St Olave
- Holy Trinity Church
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Boot
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Constantius Chlorus
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Fairfax House
- The Medieval Minster
- Industrial Upheaval