Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The End of the Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Silk Cap
- York Bombed
- Treasurer's House
- The Mansion House
- Viking Coins
- The Bar Convent
- Stonegate
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Norman Abbey
- Gold Arm Ring