Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Dick Turpin
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Greyfriars
- The Hospitium
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Art Gallery
- Is York Cursed?
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Mary Ward
- Water Lanes
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Jewbury Cemetery