Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Norman Abbey
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Dick Turpin
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- George Leeman
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Bombed
- King Edward I and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Central Methodist Chapel
- First World War York