Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Norman Castle
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Castle Museum
- Roman Head Pot
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Cinema Comes to York
- Viking Boot
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Walmgate Bar
- The Basilica
- The County Court House
- A New University
- Middleham Jewel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Vale of York Viking Hoard