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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- The First Minster
- Judges Lodging
- The 1190 Massacre
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Stonegate
- The York Observatory
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Roman Fortress
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The George Fox Incident
- Viking Silk Cap
- The White Rose of York