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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Yorkshire Museum
- Statue of Napoleon
- Olive Oil Container
- Military Belt Fitting
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Statue of an Athlete
- The York Helmet
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Aldwark Synagogue
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Industrial Upheaval
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head