Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Silver Strap Ends
- A Pipkin
- Viking Coins
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Art Gallery
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The George Fox Incident
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Barley Hall
- The Hospitium
- The Mystery Plays
- The Abbot's House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Barker Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Anglian Carving