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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and the Holocaust
- The Mystery Plays
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Red Tower
- The Battle of the Standard
- Treasurer's House
- The Roman Fortress
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Ouse Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Judges Lodging
- York Bombed