Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Ouse Bridge
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Sixties York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King Richard III and York
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Coins
- The Battle of the Standard
- Guy Fawkes
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Bombed
- John Carr - Architect
- York's Coat of Arms