Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Retreat
- A Pipkin
- The Medieval Abbey
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Cawood Sword
- The Black Death
- Ripon College for Women
- Central Methodist Chapel
- First World War York
- Alcuin of York
- A New University
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Multangular Tower