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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Red Tower
- View from Station Rise
- The Council of Arles
- George Leeman
- 62 Low Petergate
- William Etty, Artist
- The End of the Abbey
- York and the Holocaust
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Cinema Comes to York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bootham School
- A New Walk