Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Female Prison
- Alcuin of York
- The Norman Abbey
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Gold Arm Ring
- John Carr - Architect
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Medieval Abbey
- Lendal Bridge
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The York Helmet