Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Church of St Olave
- Silver Strap Ends
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bone Trial Piece
- Ouse Bridge
- Holy Trinity Church
- Barley Hall
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Transport Moves On
- King Edward II and York
- The White Rose of York
- The Mansion House
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Judges Lodging
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall