Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The White Rose of York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Constantius Chlorus
- Roman Head Pot
- Church of St Olave
- Walmgate Bar
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Art Gallery
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Central Library
- King Edward I and York
- King Richard III and York
- The Female Prison
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier