Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Battle of the Standard
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Anglian Carving
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- New Shopping Centres
- Lendal Tower
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Ouse Bridge
- Viking Coins
- Alcuin of York