Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Railway Station
- Feeding Roman York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bronze weights
- The Black Death
- Statue of the God Mars
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Statue of an Athlete
- Jubbergate
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- William Etty, Artist