Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Art Gallery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and the Holocaust
- Fishergate Bar
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Monk Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The George Fox Incident
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Silver Strap Ends
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'