Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Vikings and Christianity
- The York Observatory
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Debtors' Prison
- Olive Oil Container
- Sixties York
- Our Lady's Row
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Art Gallery
- Micklegate Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The End of the Abbey
- Jubbergate
- Tombstone of Julia Velva