Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The First Railway Station
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Walmgate Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The New Theatre
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Treasurer's House
- Feeding Roman York
- King Richard II and York
- The White Rose of York
- King Edward III and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses