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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Margaret Clitherow
- A New University
- The Medieval Castle
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- St William's Shrine
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Silk Cap
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Church of St Helen
- King Richard II and York
- Viking Boot
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The George Fox Incident