Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Garrison
- York Railway Station
- Alcuin of York
- Roman Head Pot
- The Mystery Plays
- De Grey Rooms
- York's Coat of Arms
- Transport Moves On
- The Medieval Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Anglian Carving
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Viking Male Grooming