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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Teaching the Poor
- Guy Fawkes
- Micklegate Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The First Minster
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Greyfriars
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Female Prison
- Cinema Comes to York
- York's Medieval Synagogue