Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Medieval Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Hospitium
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The George Fox Incident
- Silver Strap Ends
- Cinema Comes to York
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Stonegate
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Anglian Carving