Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- First World War York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- 62 Low Petergate
- King Richard II and York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Sixties York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The End of the Abbey
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Wilfrid
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector