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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- A New Walk
- The Medieval Minster
- York Bombed
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman Castle
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Fairfax House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Black Death
- Statue of the God Mars
- The York Helmet
- Victoria Bar
- John Carr - Architect
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Viking Silk Cap
- Lendal Tower