Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Is York Cursed?
- First World War York
- York Bombed
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Statue of an Athlete
- The White Rose of York
- Fishergate Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Retreat
- A Pipkin
- Jubbergate
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Barley Hall
- St Leonard's Hospital