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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Statue of the God Mars
- Barker Tower
- York Railway Station
- The First Railway Station
- Rowntree Park
- A Pipkin
- King Richard II and York
- St Crux's Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Gold Finger Ring
- Holy Trinity Church
- The York Observatory
- Judges Lodging
- Fire in the Minster
- Sixties York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop