Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Feeding Roman York
- St William's Shrine
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman Minster
- Judges Lodging
- Crest of York St John College
- York and the Holocaust
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Norman Castle
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Jubbergate
- New Earswick
- King Richard II and York
- The Retreat