Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- York Bombed
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Industrial Upheaval
- The White Rose of York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Anglian Carving
- Constantius Chlorus
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman Minster
- Feeding Roman York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Sixties York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Jubbergate
- Daniel Defoe's York