Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- New Earswick
- New Shopping Centres
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The New Theatre
- Bootham School
- Fishergate Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King Edward II and York
- King Edward III and York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Norman House