Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- George Leeman
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Margaret Clitherow
- Church of St Olave
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A New Walk
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Medieval Prisons
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Mansion House
- The Roman Fortress
- First World War York
- Dick Turpin
- The York Observatory
- The Black Death