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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- York's Airfield
- Olive Oil Container
- The Mystery Plays
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Norman Castle
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Cawood Sword
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The York Observatory
- The Roman Fortress
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Guy Fawkes
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers