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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St William's Shrine
- The Red Tower
- A New Walk
- 62 Low Petergate
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Greyfriars
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The York Hoard
- Teaching the Poor
- King Edward III and York
- A New Vision For York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bootham School
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Retreat