Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Rowntree Park
- John Carr - Architect
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Medieval Abbey
- The York Hoard
- A New Walk
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King Edward I and York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Anglian Cross