Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Jewbury Cemetery
- De Grey Rooms
- The Female Prison
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Art Gallery
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Medieval Abbey
- York and the Holocaust
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Roman Fortress
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- View from Station Rise