Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Mansion House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Edward I and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The York Observatory
- The New Theatre
- Statue of the God Mars
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- View from Station Rise
- Bone Trial Piece
- Barley Hall
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Debtors' Prison
- Ripon College for Women