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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Fishergate Bar
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- John Carr - Architect
- Statue of an Athlete
- Margaret Clitherow
- William Etty, Artist
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Mansion House
- Clifford's Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Alcuin of York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Mithras and Arimanius