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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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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.
- The Retreat
- Fishergate Bar
- The Red Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- A New Walk
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Is York Cursed?
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Cinema Comes to York
- Sixties York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Guildhall
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Artists, Writers and Scientists