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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Fire in the Minster
- New Earswick
- View from Station Rise
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Coins
- Our Lady's Row
- A New Vision For York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York and the Holocaust
- The York Hoard
- The First Railway Station
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Hospitium
- Feeding Roman York