Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Treasurer's House
- York and the Holocaust
- The Battle of the Standard
- Middleham Jewel
- Fairfax House
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of St Helen
- A New Vision For York
- The Abbot's House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Statue of an Athlete
- Yorkshire Museum
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Feeding Roman York
- A New University
- Church of All Saints Pavement