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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Mystery Plays
- York Castle Museum
- Statue of Napoleon
- Fishergate Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- Treasurer's House
- York Central Library
- Church of St Olave
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Assembly Rooms
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Dick Turpin
- Medieval Prisons
- The Basilica
- Church of St Helen
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'