Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Bar Convent
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Viking Silk Cap
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman Abbey
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of St Helen
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- First World War Memorial
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Guildhall
- Viking Sword Pommel