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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's Airfield
- Gold Arm Ring
- Church of St Olave
- York Railway Station
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Cawood Sword
- The York Hoard
- Norman Window Frame
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Norman Minster
- The George Fox Incident
- St William's Shrine
- The Mansion House
- Lendal Tower