Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York's Airfield
- Anglian Cross
- Barker Tower
- The Council of Arles
- The First Minster
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Art Gallery
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Transport Moves On
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Alcuin of York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Teaching the Poor
- The York Helmet
- York and the Holocaust