Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Monk Bar
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Horn of Ulf
- Barker Tower
- The End of the Abbey
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Battle of the Standard
- Fire in the Minster
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- First World War York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Council of Arles
- Statue of an Athlete