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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Holocaust
- The County Court House
- The 1190 Massacre
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St William's Shrine
- Royal Station Hotel
- Roman Head Pot
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Assembly Rooms
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman Minster
- The Multangular Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Minster in the 20th Century