Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Victoria Bar
- A Pipkin
- Mary Ward
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Black Death
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Norman Castle
- York's Airfield
- The Bar Convent
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- A New Vision For York
- St Crux's Church
- Teaching the Poor