Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Castle Museum
- The Cawood Sword
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Union Gas Works
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Railway Institute
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Minster Library
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Mystery Plays