Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Walmgate Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Edward II and York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bootham School
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York St John in the 20th Century
- William Etty, Artist
- Sixties York
- Royal Station Hotel
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The First Railway Station
- The Pilgrimage of Grace