Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- First World War York
- The Mystery Plays
- York and the Holocaust
- Gold Finger Ring
- Dick Turpin
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Council of Arles
- Yorkshire Museum
- The End of the Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Medieval Prisons
- Alcuin of York
- The Railway Institute
- The Cawood Sword
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Barker Tower