Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bootham School
- The White Rose of York
- Clifford's Tower
- King Richard II and York
- Second World War York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Monk Bar
- The Norman House
- New Earswick
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Crest of York St John College
- The New Theatre
- Is York Cursed?
- The Bar Convent