Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A New University
- York Central Library
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Mansion House
- Viking Boot
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Second World War York
- 62 Low Petergate
- King Edward II and York
- Silver Strap Ends
- George Leeman
- Scarborough Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York's Airfield
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions