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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Stonegate
- Teaching the Poor
- The First Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Yorkshire Museum
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Railway Institute
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Bar Convent
- The New Theatre
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Art Gallery
- The Medieval Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window