Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- The First Minster
- Lendal Bridge
- The Basilica
- Monk Bar
- Sixties York
- The Black Death
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Anglian Cross