Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- Fishergate Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Shambles
- Bronze weights
- Barker Tower
- Is York Cursed?
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Barley Hall
- New Shopping Centres
- Clifford's Tower
- Fairfax House
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Pilgrimage of Grace