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 timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- Victoria Bar
- Fairfax House
- York Union Gas Works
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bronze weights
- New Shopping Centres
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Basilica
- Teaching the Poor
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The New Theatre