Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The White Rose of York
- Monk Bar
- The Multangular Tower
- New Earswick
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Teaching the Poor
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Our Lady's Row
- Statue of Napoleon
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Edward I and York
- Anglian Cross
- Stonegate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom