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
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Inscription to Hecules
- Cinema Comes to York
- The White Rose of York
- Barley Hall
- The Norman Castle
- Teaching the Poor
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Retreat
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- First World War York
- The Mansion House
- York Art Gallery
- Our Lady's Row
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Mystery Plays
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart