Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- Guy Fawkes
- York Central Library
- A New Walk
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Mary Ward
- The First Railway Station
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Victoria Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Bar Convent
- The Hospitium