Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- The Black Death
- York Castle Museum
- Anglian Cross
- Lendal Bridge
- Ouse Bridge
- First World War York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Our Lady's Row
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Church of St Helen
- The Bar Convent
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Richard II and York
- The Medieval Minster