Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Church of St Olave
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bootham School
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Cawood Sword
- Lendal Bridge
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Coins
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Gold Arm Ring
- Judges Lodging