Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- The 1190 Massacre
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Central Library
- Olive Oil Container
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Statue of Napoleon
- Micklegate Bar
- York Art Gallery
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bootham School
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Sixties York