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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Railway Institute
- The Debtors' Prison
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Retreat
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Victoria Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The York Helmet
- Statue of Napoleon
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Vikings and Christianity
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Mansion House