Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Is York Cursed?
- York Railway Station
- Monk Bar
- Our Lady's Row
- The Medieval Abbey
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Norman House
- The New Theatre
- Alcuin of York
- First World War York
- Second World War York