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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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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...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Norman Castle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Anglian Carving
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bronze weights
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Shambles
- Olive Oil Container
- The Red Tower
- The York Helmet
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Vikings and Christianity