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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Church of St Olave
- Our Lady's Row
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Council of Arles
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fairfax House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The First Railway Station
- The Basilica
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Crest of York St John College
- The Battle of Marston Moor