Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- The York Hoard
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- Feeding Roman York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The George Fox Incident
- Church of St Olave
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Dick Turpin
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions