Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York and the Holocaust
- A New University
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- John Carr - Architect
- Ripon College for Women
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Ouse Bridge
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Union Gas Works
- Lendal Bridge
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King Edward II and York
- Industrial Upheaval