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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Holy Trinity Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Bombed
- The Retreat
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Fishergate Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The York Hoard
- The Railway Institute
- Industrial Upheaval
- Crest of York St John College
- Plum Cakes for Christmas