Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Castle Museum
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Central Library
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bootham School
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Multangular Tower
- Treasurer's House