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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- The Medieval Abbey
- Fire in the Minster
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and the Holocaust
- Water Lanes
- First World War Memorial
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Horn of Ulf
- The York Observatory
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Male Grooming
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Bar Convent
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Mystery Plays
- John Carr - Architect