Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Norman Castle
- The York Helmet
- Viking Male Grooming
- Fire in the Minster
- Monk Bar
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- De Grey Rooms
- York Bombed
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Red Tower
- Bootham School
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Stonegate
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Alcuin of York