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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Guildhall
- Inscription to Hecules
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Union Gas Works
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Jubbergate
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The County Court House
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The York Observatory
- The Roman Fortress