Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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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...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Shambles
- The Mystery Plays
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Multangular Tower
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Stonegate
- The New Theatre
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Monk Bar
- New Shopping Centres
- The Abbot's House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy