Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bronze weights
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Black Death
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Fishergate Bar
- St Crux's Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Treasurer's House
- Statue of Napoleon
- Teaching the Poor
- York's Coat of Arms
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Statue of an Athlete