Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The York Helmet
- The First Railway Station
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bootham School
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Railway Institute
- Silver Strap Ends
- 62 Low Petergate
- Olive Oil Container
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Olave
- The Red Tower
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries