Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- New Shopping Centres
- Roman Head Pot
- The First Railway Station
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Horn of Ulf
- Minster Library
- The Basilica
- Micklegate Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- A New University
- The Black Death
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Edward II and York
- King Edward III and York
- Vikings and Christianity