Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Water Lanes
- The York Observatory
- The Basilica
- Sixties York
- New Earswick
- Micklegate Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The White Rose of York
- The First Minster
- York Bombed
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Alcuin of York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Second World War York
- King Edward III and York