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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- King Edward III and York
- Inscription to Hecules
- First World War York
- George Leeman
- The Mansion House
- Viking Silk Cap
- Central Methodist Chapel
- View from Station Rise
- St William's Shrine
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Greyfriars
- The Railway Institute
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Bar Convent
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Middleham Jewel
- King Edward II and York