Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Scarborough Bridge
- The York Hoard
- Transport Moves On
- The Hospitium
- Norman Window Frame
- York's Coat of Arms
- John Carr - Architect
- The First Railway Station
- The Retreat
- First World War York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- New Shopping Centres
- Vikings and Christianity
- Statue of the God Mars