Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Assembly Rooms
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- A New Vision For York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Dick Turpin
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The York Helmet
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Statue of Napoleon
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Garrison
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Mary Ward
- St Martin Le Grand Church