Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- York and the Holocaust
- York Central Library
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Industrial Upheaval
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Victoria Bar
- Ripon College for Women
- The Norman House
- John Carr - Architect
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The New Theatre
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The George Fox Incident
- York's first historian: Francis Drake