Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Bootham Bar
- King Edward II and York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King Richard III and York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Stonegate
- Water Lanes
- The Medieval Minster
- New Earswick
- The Shambles
- The Debtors' Prison
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Retreat