Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- First World War York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- King Edward III and York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Debtors' Prison
- Inscription to Hecules
- Teaching the Poor
- Second World War York
- John Carr - Architect
- The George Fox Incident
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King Richard II and York
- York Castle Museum
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions