Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Inscription to Hecules
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Crux's Church
- York Central Library
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- King Edward II and York
- The Norman House
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fairfax House
- Our Lady's Row
- The Norman Castle