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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The York Helmet
- The County Court House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Railway Station
- Vikings and Christianity
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Retreat
- Crest of York St John College
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's Airfield
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York and the Holocaust
- The Female Prison