Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Transport Moves On
- View from Station Rise
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Mystery Plays
- The County Court House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Is York Cursed?
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Shambles
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Art Gallery
- The Cawood Sword
- The Railway King: George Hudson