Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Micklegate Bar
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Union Gas Works
- York Castle Museum
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Assembly Rooms
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Feeding Roman York
- Stonegate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head