Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bronze weights
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman Castle
- King Richard III and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The First Railway Station
- St Crux's Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Judges Lodging
- Vikings and Christianity
- Aldwark Synagogue
- 62 Low Petergate