Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The George Fox Incident
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Holy Trinity Church
- The First Minster
- The Bar Convent
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Is York Cursed?
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Horn of Ulf
- New Shopping Centres
- Anglian Cross