Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Fairfax House
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Viking Coins
- The Basilica
- The First Railway Station
- Micklegate Bar
- Viking Male Grooming
- York's Coat of Arms
- Inscription to Hecules
- Second World War York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Barker Tower
- Vikings and Christianity
- Silver Strap Ends