Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- First World War York
- Dick Turpin
- Walmgate Bar
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Bar Convent
- Church of St Olave
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bronze weights
- York Castle Museum
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Debtors' Prison
- Statue of the God Mars
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Female Prison