Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Holy Trinity Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Fishergate Bar
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Middleham Jewel
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Norman Abbey
- King Edward II and York
- Feeding Roman York
- The Roman Fortress
- The Cawood Sword
- 62 Low Petergate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Silk Cap
- The White Rose of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers