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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Anglian Carving
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Red Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Crest of York St John College
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bronze weights
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Mary Ward
- First World War York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle