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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Hospitium
- The First Railway Station
- A Pipkin
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- De Grey Rooms
- Treasurer's House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Gold Arm Ring
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The First Minster
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King Edward II and York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard