Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Clifford's Tower
- New Shopping Centres
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The First Railway Station
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Industrial Upheaval
- Olive Oil Container
- The George Fox Incident
- The Mansion House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Sixties York
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy