Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Railway Institute
- 62 Low Petergate
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Norman Abbey
- Silver Strap Ends
- John Carr - Architect
- King Richard II and York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- De Grey Rooms
- Constantius Chlorus