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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- King Richard II and York
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Water Lanes
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Treasurer's House
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The First Minster
- The Black Death
- St William's Shrine
- Fairfax House
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'