Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Ripon College for Women
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bootham Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Council of Arles
- The First Railway Station
- Medieval Prisons
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- The Medieval Minster