Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Abbot's House
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Railway Station
- Bootham Bar
- New Shopping Centres
- The York Helmet
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- View from Station Rise
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Central Library
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Victoria Bar
- Fishergate Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses