Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- York's Airfield
- Crest of York St John College
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Richard II and York
- Teaching the Poor
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York Bombed
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Treasurer's House
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Cawood Sword
- First World War York
- Judges Lodging
- Fire in the Minster
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Burial Vessel