Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Water Lanes
- Bootham School
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Coins
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Micklegate Bar
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Council of Arles
- King Edward I and York
- The Mansion House