Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Viking Coins
- Ouse Bridge
- Military Belt Fitting
- Industrial Upheaval
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Walmgate Bar
- New Earswick
- The Medieval Minster
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- A New Vision For York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- William Etty, Artist
- The Female Prison