Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Micklegate Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The George Fox Incident
- Gold Arm Ring
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- St Crux's Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Medieval Castle
- Yorkshire Museum
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Edward II and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Railway Station
- The Railway Institute
- The Debtors' Prison