Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- John Carr - Architect
- St William's Shrine
- A New Walk
- The Bar Convent
- King Richard III and York
- Is York Cursed?
- The Horn of Ulf
- The First Railway Station
- King Edward I and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman House
- Industrial Upheaval
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King Edward III and York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Plum Cakes for Christmas