Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bronze weights
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Church of St Olave
- Church of St Helen
- Transport Moves On
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Basilica
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The York Helmet
- St William's Shrine
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Barker Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times