Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Monk Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- Alcuin of York
- Bootham Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- Lendal Bridge
- Treasurer's House
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The End of the Abbey
- Dick Turpin
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Minster Library
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Coins
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier