Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Industrial Upheaval
- Water Lanes
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York and the Holocaust
- Monk Bar
- Ouse Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars
- The George Fox Incident
- Treasurer's House
- Our Lady's Row
- First World War York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Mary Ward
- Vikings and Christianity
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers