Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's Coat of Arms
- The York Observatory
- Norman Window Frame
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Viking Coins
- The Greyfriars
- Micklegate Bar
- York's Airfield
- Clifford's Tower
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Central Library
- John Carr - Architect
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Skeldergate Bridge