Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- De Grey Rooms
- Barley Hall
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The County Court House
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Medieval Castle
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Mystery Plays
- Clifford's Tower