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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Bombed
- Is York Cursed?
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The New Theatre
- Cinema Comes to York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Silk Cap
- Lendal Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars
- A New Walk
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Judges Lodging
- Daniel Defoe's York