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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Rowntree Park
- William Etty, Artist
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Is York Cursed?
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman House
- De Grey Rooms
- Cinema Comes to York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Female Prison
- First World War Memorial
- York in the fifteenth Century