Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Bombed
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Church of St Helen
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Yorkshire Museum
- York Art Gallery
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mystery Plays
- The Roman Fortress
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Mansion House