Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Teaching the Poor
- Fire in the Minster
- Rowntree Park
- The Mansion House
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The York Helmet
- Judges Lodging
- Fishergate Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Carving
- The New Theatre
- The Retreat
- Industrial Upheaval
- The First Railway Station