Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Monk Bar
- First World War Memorial
- View from Station Rise
- Roman Head Pot
- Statue of the God Mars
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Guy Fawkes
- Alcuin of York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bootham School
- Bootham Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway