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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Dick Turpin
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Norman Minster
- Water Lanes
- Clifford's Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bootham Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Fairfax House