Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Aldwark Synagogue
- King Richard II and York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- De Grey Rooms
- The Guildhall
- Norman Window Frame
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Dick Turpin
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries