Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Hospitium
- Norman Window Frame
- The Shambles
- Ouse Bridge
- The First Railway Station
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Battle of the Standard
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Constantius Chlorus
- Treasurer's House
- Statue of the God Mars
- Sixties York