Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Fishergate Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bronze weights
- Aldwark Synagogue
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham School
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Statue of an Athlete
- All Saints Church, North Street
- First World War Memorial
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Military Belt Fitting
- Treasurer's House
- Stonegate