Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Anglian Cross
- Our Lady's Row
- St William's Shrine
- A New Walk
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Guy Fawkes
- King Edward II and York