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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Scarborough Bridge
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Hospitium
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bootham School
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- First World War York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Red Tower
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Newgate Cross Shaft