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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- York Bombed
- The Debtors' Prison
- Is York Cursed?
- York Railway Station
- The Black Death
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Victoria Bar
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York and the Holocaust
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Railway Institute
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The York Observatory
- New Shopping Centres
- Our Lady's Row
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace