Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Medieval Prisons
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Hospitium
- The Basilica
- Fairfax House
- St Crux's Church
- Second World War York
- William Etty, Artist
- Dick Turpin
- Monk Bar
- The Greyfriars
- Lendal Bridge
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Ripon College for Women