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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Jubbergate
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Railway Institute
- King Edward I and York
- The Multangular Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Fairfax House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The End of the Abbey
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Constantius Chlorus
- Central Methodist Chapel
- First World War York
- The Abbot's House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York's Airfield