Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Water Lanes
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Cinema Comes to York
- Stonegate
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Red Tower
- The New Theatre
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Victoria Bar
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Hospitium
- Silver Strap Ends