Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Edward III and York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Basilica
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Boot
- All Saints Church, North Street
- First World War York
- Yorkshire Museum
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Teaching the Poor
- The First Minster