Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Lendal Tower
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King Edward II and York
- John Carr - Architect
- The Cawood Sword
- Teaching the Poor
- Church of St Helen
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Fairfax House
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bootham Bar
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector