Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bootham Bar
- The Cawood Sword
- Feeding Roman York
- King Edward II and York
- York Railway Station
- Middleham Jewel
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Yorkshire Museum
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Statue of an Athlete
- Barley Hall
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Assembly Rooms