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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Is York Cursed?
- Military Belt Fitting
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Mary Ward
- Teaching the Poor
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Boot
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Basilica
- The Black Death
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'