History (from 1800) Explore by time Explore place Explore conflict AllBy the SeaColonialismCrime & PunishmentDaily LifeFarmingFood historyInspirational PeopleLeisure TimeMedalsMedicine & HealthSchoolsSocial reformSuffrage & RightsToys & GamesTransportVictorianWitchcraftWomen's historyWorking LivesWorld War OneWorld War Two Explore extinction with birds once hunted for sport and food Discover ‘lucky objects’. Did this damaged water bottle save a life during World War One? Why and how did soldiers make ‘trench art’? These 19th century ‘straight’ shoes made a fashion statement Explore footballer Donald Bell’s Victoria Cross from the Somme Discover Victorian dairies, butter making and butter design Discover Victorian moustaches through portraits and cup design Why do archaeologists find so many clay pipes? Make do and mend with home-made children’s toys Life between Ice Ages – hyena teeth from Kirkdale Cave & artwork by Tim Hopgood A bust inspired by Victorian medicine & other works by ceramicist Karen Thompson Would you eat ice cream from a Victorian ‘penny lick’? The terrible knitters of Dent, knitting sheaths and a pair of gloves that travelled to war Scarborough’s Shrove Tuesday skipping day, fishermen and the pancake bell Explore the history of tobacco, without smoking – with snuff Stormy Victorian history paintings from the North Yorkshire coast by Robert Ernest Roe The Bombardment of Whitby, 1914, explored by William Scott Hodgson Learn why poppies are for remembrance, with one of the very first Discover a British World War One nurse awarded an Italian war medal Arts and crafts from the Yorkshire workshop of Beatrice Carpenter How did this navigation equipment serve those at sea? How did royal memorabilia by Laura Knight mark a constitutional crisis? Discover the distinctive designs of clothing worn by fisherwomen This painting reveals the story of the bombardment of Scarborough Design a railway poster inspired by H G Gawthorn’s Saltburn-by-Sea Sunglasses of V.C. recipient Derek Seagrim from WW2 North African campaign Explore the world of bird egg collecting with this climming kit How did ‘Mousey Thompson’ make North Yorkshire furniture collectible? Lacemaking history and a lacemakers’ lamp that shared light before electricity How might women have felt wearing the Land Army uniform? Why did school teachers and governesses think backboards were needed? Explore lead mining with a waterwheel from the Dales Explore truncheons, with stories of policing and the Chartist riots The RNLI on the North Yorkshire coast – with Frederick Dade & Robert Ernest Roe This delightful teddy survived a German U-boat attack Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Sullivan & fundraising for the Second Anglo-Boer War A critically-endangered turtle: food, fashion & the travels of Captain Cook Why did people need a pair of pattens for walking? Explore George Soper’s representation of working horses What can we learn from these 1930’s cookbook covers? ‘Fisher folk’ from Staithes and Robin Hood’s Bay – by Edith Bateson & James Charles This Victorian toy soldier skittle was well played with A commemorative sculpture of war poet Wilfred Owen by Anthony Padgett Discover how to make ice cream the Victorian way with a metal mould Explore a range of medals and their recipients’ stories Was this curious carved post thought to ward off ‘witches’? Explore World War One rationing with the last loaf of bread Discover the smuggling legend of the moorland Saltersgate Inn Explore a railway signalman’s lamp Why did a railwayman need a horn? Would this money box help you save? Find out why this carved gingerbread mould took resilience Exploring stoneware – was this versatile material the best for soft drinks? Explore food packaging – gravy anyone? Explore who received a British War Medal and medal iconography
