Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- The First Minster
- The New Theatre
- William Etty, Artist
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Scarborough Bridge
- De Grey Rooms
- The Mystery Plays
- The Debtors' Prison
- Fairfax House
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Norman Castle
- Second World War York
- Dick Turpin
- The Medieval Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Daniel Defoe's York