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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The York Observatory
- Military Belt Fitting
- First World War Memorial
- The First Railway Station
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Transport Moves On
- The Guildhall
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Norman House
- A New Walk
- Roman Head Pot
- The Medieval Minster
- The Medieval Castle
- Bronze weights
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop