Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Water Lanes
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The End of the Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Guy Fawkes
- The First Minster
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Eric Bloodaxe
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- A New University
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Alcuin of York
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster after the Reformation