Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Bone Trial Piece
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Mansion House
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Mystery Plays
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Railway Institute
- King Richard II and York
- Clifford's Tower
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of St Helen
- The Victorian Prison Building