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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Statue of Napoleon
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Yorkshire Museum
- Crest of York St John College
- Ouse Bridge
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The York Helmet
- The Cawood Sword
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Alcuin of York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Art Gallery
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's first historian: Francis Drake