Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Lendal Bridge
- The Bar Convent
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Debtors' Prison
- Vikings and Christianity
- Fire in the Minster
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bootham School
- The Guildhall
- The Medieval Castle
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The York Hoard
- Ripon College for Women
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Sword Pommel