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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The York Hoard
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Sixties York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Black Death
- The First Railway Station
- Judges Lodging
- Micklegate Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Norman Window Frame
- Jubbergate
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Roman Fortress