Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman Minster
- The York Observatory
- The Norman Castle
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Minster Library
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Railway Institute
- Gold Finger Ring
- Is York Cursed?
- View from Station Rise
- Transport Moves On
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Medieval Castle
- Walmgate Bar