Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Mystery Plays
- Statue of the God Mars
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The New Theatre
- The Norman Abbey
- Royal Station Hotel
- Fishergate Bar
- The Mansion House
- Holy Trinity Church
- King Richard III and York
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Retreat
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Norman Minster
- The Multangular Tower