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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Viking Coins
- First World War Memorial
- Our Lady's Row
- St William's Shrine
- The 1190 Massacre
- Viking Silk Cap
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Richard III and York
- King Edward I and York
- Anglian Carving
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Gold Finger Ring
- Norman Window Frame
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- A New Walk
- Barker Tower