Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Transport Moves On
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bone Trial Piece
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The White Rose of York
- New Earswick
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York Railway Station
- The York Helmet
- York Castle Museum
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Aldwark Synagogue