Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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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...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Is York Cursed?
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Mary Ward
- York Bombed
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Abbot's House
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Dick Turpin
- Second World War York
- York Railway Station
- Anglian Cross
- Silver Strap Ends