Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Assembly Rooms
- Military Belt Fitting
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The White Rose of York
- York Garrison
- Medieval Prisons
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bronze weights
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Middleham Jewel
- Jubbergate
- View from Station Rise
- York Union Gas Works
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York