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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Abbot's House
- Olive Oil Container
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Debtors' Prison
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King Edward I and York
- Sixties York
- Water Lanes
- Fairfax House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa