Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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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...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Cawood Sword
- The Red Tower
- Medieval Prisons
- Ripon College for Women
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and the Holocaust
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The County Court House
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Micklegate Bar