Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Hospitium
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Norman Castle
- George Leeman
- The Cawood Sword
- The Retreat
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Is York Cursed?
- Bone Trial Piece
- First World War York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The County Court House
- Lendal Tower