Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Scarborough Bridge
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Union Gas Works
- The Female Prison
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- First World War York
- Norman Window Frame
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- View from Station Rise
- Our Lady's Row
- Barley Hall
- Victoria Bar
- The York Observatory
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Leonard's Hospital