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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Military Belt Fitting
- Is York Cursed?
- The York Hoard
- The First Railway Station
- Bootham Bar
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Norman Castle
- York Union Gas Works
- Industrial Upheaval
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Holy Trinity Church
- View from Station Rise
- Gold Arm Ring