Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Hospitium
- The Shambles
- Minster Library
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Industrial Upheaval
- Cinema Comes to York
- Church of St Helen
- Barker Tower
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King Edward III and York
- The Basilica
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Greyfriars
- King Richard III and York
- Yorkshire Museum