Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Central Library
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Red Tower
- The Retreat
- The Multangular Tower
- The Mansion House
- Industrial Upheaval
- Gold Finger Ring
- Church of St Helen
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Hospitium
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate