Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Coins
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Statue of Napoleon
- The York Observatory
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Anglian Carving
- York Garrison
- A New Walk
- The County Court House
- Water Lanes
- York Railway Station
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Norman Abbey
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Leonard's Hospital