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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Coat of Arms
- Gold Finger Ring
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Medieval Abbey
- De Grey Rooms
- The Roman Fortress
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Bar Convent
- The York Helmet
- The Medieval Castle
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Church of St Helen
- Crest of York St John College