Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Fire in the Minster
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Multangular Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Viking Boot
- The Retreat
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The First Railway Station
- Rowntree Park
- The York Observatory
- The White Rose of York
- First World War York
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Guildhall