Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- York Bombed
- Viking Boot
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Second World War York
- Scarborough Bridge
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Central Library
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Norman Window Frame
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Battle of the Standard
- Monk Bar
- First World War York
- The Medieval Castle
- The Female Prison
- York and the Holocaust