Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Edward I and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Monk Bar
- Mary Ward
- Viking Coins
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York and the Holocaust
- York Bombed
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Edward III and York
- Lendal Bridge
- York Central Library
- Bone Trial Piece
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Constantius Chlorus