Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Medieval Castle
- York Union Gas Works
- Barker Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Red Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- 62 Low Petergate
- Cinema Comes to York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Boot
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Royal Station Hotel