Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- King Richard II and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The York Hoard
- Vikings and Christianity
- Industrial Upheaval
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Bombed
- Sixties York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Second World War York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Medieval Minster
- Statue of an Athlete
- First World War York