Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Medieval Prisons
- York Garrison
- The Basilica
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Industrial Upheaval
- The First Railway Station
- The Hospitium
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Retreat
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- A Pipkin
- St Martin Le Grand Church