Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King Richard II and York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- New Shopping Centres
- Sixties York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Battle of the Standard
- First World War Memorial
- The Norman Minster
- De Grey Rooms
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Red Tower
- Jubbergate