Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Viking Boot
- The York Helmet
- Jubbergate
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Greyfriars
- The Norman Castle
- Ouse Bridge
- Victoria Bar
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- New Earswick
- The Norman Minster
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Micklegate Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Rowntree Park
- King Richard III and York