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 Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Bombed
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Railway Institute
- Norman Window Frame
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Roman Fortress
- King Edward I and York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)