Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- The Roman Fortress
- Church of St Olave
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Medieval Castle
- York's Airfield
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- New Earswick
- The Guildhall
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bootham Bar
- Water Lanes
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Jewbury Cemetery