Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Railway Institute
- Constantius Chlorus
- Water Lanes
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's Coat of Arms
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Olive Oil Container
- Ripon College for Women
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Boot
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Treasurer's House
- York St John in the 20th Century