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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Crest of York St John College
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- 62 Low Petergate
- Ouse Bridge
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Red Tower
- Silver Strap Ends
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Clifford's Tower
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inside the Roman Fortress