Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- St William's Shrine
- Is York Cursed?
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Fishergate Bar
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Lendal Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Teaching the Poor
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Viking Silk Cap
- First World War Memorial
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa