Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Bar Convent
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Fairfax House
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Bombed
- King Edward I and York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Barker Tower
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Railway Station
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Second World War York