Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York and the Holocaust
- Anglian Carving
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- A New Walk
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Fairfax House
- The Shambles
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Railway Institute
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Railway Station
- Monk Bar
- York Union Gas Works