Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The End of the Abbey
- The Red Tower
- King Richard II and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Gold Arm Ring
- Church of St Olave
- Sixties York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Debtors' Prison
- Vikings and Christianity
- A New University
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The White Rose of York