Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Red Tower
- Stonegate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Margaret Clitherow
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Cinema Comes to York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Dick Turpin
- York's Airfield
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Silk Cap