Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Ouse Bridge
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York and the Holocaust
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Female Prison
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fire in the Minster
- The Mystery Plays
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Bombed
- Is York Cursed?
- York's first historian: Francis Drake