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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's Coat of Arms
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- George Leeman
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The York Observatory
- King Edward III and York
- Norman Window Frame
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Assembly Rooms
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart