Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Our Lady's Row
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Victorian Prison Building
- George Leeman
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The New Theatre
- Sixties York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Central Library
- King Richard III and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Medieval Minster
- King Edward III and York
- Olive Oil Container