Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Judges Lodging
- Is York Cursed?
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Fire in the Minster
- St Crux's Church
- The Female Prison
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Railway Institute
- Victoria Bar
- Micklegate Bar
- The Black Death
- The New Theatre
- Bone Trial Piece