Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Stonegate
- John Carr - Architect
- The Roman Fortress
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Fairfax House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Art Gallery
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Hospitium
- Transport Moves On
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St William's Shrine