Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Guildhall
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- First World War Memorial
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Red Tower
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Middleham Jewel
- The Multangular Tower
- Industrial Upheaval
- William Etty, Artist
- 62 Low Petergate
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Crest of York St John College
- The Female Prison
- The End of the Abbey