Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The First Minster
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Silver Strap Ends
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Greyfriars
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fire in the Minster
- 62 Low Petergate
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Sixties York