Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Olive Oil Container
- The 1190 Massacre
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The First Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Holy Trinity Church
- Minster Library
- A New University
- The Battle of the Standard
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Female Prison