Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Judges Lodging
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Medieval Prisons
- Scarborough Bridge
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The York Observatory
- Monk Bar
- Barley Hall
- The York Hoard
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Viking Coins
- Fishergate Bar
- King Edward II and York
- York Bombed
- Victoria Bar