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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Our Lady's Row
- Anglian Cross
- Anglian Carving
- York and the Holocaust
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Helen
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The New Theatre
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- William Etty, Artist
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Walmgate Bar
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Medieval Abbey
- Central Methodist Chapel