Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The York Helmet
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Greyfriars
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Basilica
- Water Lanes
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York's Airfield
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Cinema Comes to York