Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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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.
- York Central Library
- Walmgate Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Mansion House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King Edward II and York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The White Rose of York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bootham School
- Church of St Helen
- Jubbergate
- Anglian Carving
- Vikings and Christianity
- First World War York
- The York Observatory