Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Castle Museum
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Railway Institute
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Garrison
- Holy Trinity Church
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The York Hoard
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Minster Library
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Assembly Rooms
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bones of a Roman Combatant