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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Ouse Bridge
- Vikings and Christianity
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Retreat
- Viking Silk Cap
- The York Observatory
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Council of Arles
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Medieval Castle
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Female Prison
- Fishergate Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart