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 End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman Castle
- Teaching the Poor
- The York Hoard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Horn of Ulf
- Lendal Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- De Grey Rooms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Medieval Prisons
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Castle Museum