Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The White Rose of York
- The Mystery Plays
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Minster Library
- York Art Gallery
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Railway Station
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Greyfriars
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Barley Hall