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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Scarborough Bridge
- Clifford's Tower
- The New Theatre
- Church of St Helen
- The Assembly Rooms
- Alcuin of York
- Middleham Jewel
- The Railway Institute
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of the God Mars
- The York Observatory
- The York Hoard
- Constantius Chlorus