Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Sixties York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- John Carr - Architect
- Lendal Bridge
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Fishergate Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Hospitium
- New Shopping Centres
- York Union Gas Works
- Is York Cursed?