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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Is York Cursed?
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King Edward III and York
- Constantius Chlorus
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Coins
- Ouse Bridge
- Micklegate Bar
- The Assembly Rooms
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Guy Fawkes
- The George Fox Incident
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- George Leeman
- King Richard II and York