Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Micklegate Bar
- Inscription to Hecules
- Anglian Carving
- New Earswick
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- William Etty, Artist
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Railway Station
- Dick Turpin
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Lendal Bridge