Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- John Carr - Architect
- Ripon College for Women
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Middleham Jewel
- Viking Coins
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- St William's Shrine
- The Railway Institute
- Skeldergate Bridge
- A New Vision For York
- Anglian Cross
- Teaching the Poor
- Lendal Tower
- The Retreat
- Fire in the Minster