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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Battle of the Standard
- Sixties York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Railway Institute
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Yorkshire Museum
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Viking Male Grooming
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Abbot's House
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Roman Fortress
- A Pipkin
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway