Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- King Edward I and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Our Lady's Row
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bootham School
- Cinema Comes to York
- Ouse Bridge
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Retreat
- The York Hoard
- York's Airfield
- Queen Margaret's Arch