Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Micklegate Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Victoria Bar
- The Red Tower
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Greyfriars
- Constantius Chlorus
- Feeding Roman York
- A New University
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- John Carr - Architect