Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Barley Hall
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Coins
- Stonegate
- New Shopping Centres
- Ripon College for Women
- Norman Window Frame
- Dick Turpin
- A New Vision For York
- Feeding Roman York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Guildhall
- The End of the Abbey
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom