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 Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The New Theatre
- The Medieval Castle
- Ripon College for Women
- A Pipkin
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Council of Arles
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- John Carr - Architect
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Fire in the Minster
- A New Walk
- Stonegate
- The Bar Convent
- The End of the Abbey
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Bombed
- The Minster after the Reformation