Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Middleham Jewel
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mansion House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Jubbergate
- The Female Prison
- The Hospitium
- The George Fox Incident
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Medieval Abbey
- Rowntree Park
- The Council of Arles
- William Etty, Artist
- Daniel Defoe's York