Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Norman House
- Constantius Chlorus
- Alcuin of York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Is York Cursed?
- The Abbot's House
- York Railway Station
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- John Carr - Architect
- St Crux's Church
- Water Lanes
- Cumberland House, King's Staith