Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Medieval Abbey
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- George Leeman
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Medieval Castle
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Micklegate Bar
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Black Death
- A New Walk
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Military Belt Fitting