Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Bar Convent
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Olive Oil Container
- Bone Trial Piece
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of St Wilfrid
- A New University
- Anglian Cross
- Medieval Prisons
- York Union Gas Works
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St William's Shrine
- York in the fifteenth Century