Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Vikings and Christianity
- Lendal Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Holy Trinity Church
- Silver Strap Ends
- York Railway Station
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Stonegate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- William Etty, Artist
- New Earswick
- Crest of York St John College
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Richard II and York