Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Railway Institute
- Jubbergate
- Fire in the Minster
- The First Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Rebuilt in Stone
- First World War Memorial
- King Edward II and York
- The Shambles
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Alcuin of York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The York Hoard
- Norman Window Frame