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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- View from Station Rise
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York St John in the 20th Century
- A New Vision For York
- New Earswick
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mansion House
- King Richard II and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Victorian Prison Building