Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Medieval Prisons
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham Bar
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Transport Moves On
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Water Lanes
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Minster Library
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York's Airfield
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Cawood Sword
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Castle Museum