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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Our Lady's Row
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Union Gas Works
- Constantius Chlorus
- Guy Fawkes
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Horn of Ulf
- The York Hoard
- York's Coat of Arms
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Minster Library
- York Bombed
- The Red Tower
- New Earswick
- Victoria Bar