Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Statue of Napoleon
- Fishergate Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Is York Cursed?
- The Hospitium
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The York Helmet
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Middleham Jewel
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bootham Bar
- Scarborough Bridge