Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Medieval Castle
- Lendal Bridge
- Viking Coins
- York Art Gallery
- The New Theatre
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Ripon College for Women
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Walmgate Bar
- View from Station Rise
- Our Lady's Row
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Railway Station