Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Shambles
- The Hospitium
- Anglian Carving
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Fishergate Bar
- York Castle Museum
- Margaret Clitherow
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Central Library
- Church of St Helen
- 62 Low Petergate
- New Shopping Centres
- Ripon College for Women