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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Edward I and York
- John Carr - Architect
- York Union Gas Works
- Industrial Upheaval
- The First Railway Station
- A Pipkin
- The Multangular Tower
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill