Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Shambles
- A New Vision For York
- York Union Gas Works
- Jubbergate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Sixties York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Wilfrid
- A New University
- Lendal Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- First World War Memorial
- Cinema Comes to York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Eric Bloodaxe