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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Roman Fortress
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Boot
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Norman Window Frame
- Clifford's Tower
- The York Hoard
- Bootham School
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Fishergate Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Feeding Roman York
- The Medieval Castle