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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Fire in the Minster
- Royal Station Hotel
- Industrial Upheaval
- Anglian Cross
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Norman Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The First Minster
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Hospitium
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Roman Head Pot