Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Statue of an Athlete
- New Earswick
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Central Library
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Female Prison
- The Abbot's House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Is York Cursed?
- Fairfax House
- Anglian Cross
- Ripon College for Women
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Plum Cakes for Christmas