Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Coins
- Anglian Cross
- Royal Station Hotel
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Basilica
- Alcuin of York
- York's Airfield
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The County Court House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Richard II and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall