Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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.
- The Mansion House
- Alcuin of York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Feeding Roman York
- Our Lady's Row
- The Council of Arles
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The First Minster
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Stonegate
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bronze weights
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Sixties York
- St Crux's Church
- A New Vision For York
- Ouse Bridge