Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Abbot's House
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Guy Fawkes
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Fishergate Bar
- Bone Trial Piece
- Teaching the Poor
- Judges Lodging
- The Basilica
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Multangular Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Norman Window Frame