Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Shambles
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King Edward III and York
- The Medieval Abbey
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Norman Window Frame
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The York Helmet
- The Greyfriars
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Alcuin of York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Horn of Ulf