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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Mansion House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bronze weights
- A Pipkin
- Bootham Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Walmgate Bar
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Railway Institute
- The Medieval Castle