Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Stonegate
- Viking Male Grooming
- The York Helmet
- King Edward II and York
- Fire in the Minster
- The First Railway Station
- A New Walk
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York and the Holocaust
- First World War Memorial
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Dick Turpin
- The Multangular Tower