Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Viking Silk Cap
- The 1190 Massacre
- The First Railway Station
- Holy Trinity Church
- De Grey Rooms
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Shambles
- The York Observatory
- A New University
- Micklegate Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Debtors' Prison