Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Second World War York
- York Union Gas Works
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- First World War Memorial
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Fire in the Minster
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Council of Arles
- Stonegate
- Rebuilt in Stone
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York