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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Statue of Napoleon
- A New University
- The Norman Castle
- The Medieval Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Monk Bar
- Transport Moves On
- Victoria Bar
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Central Library
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Judges Lodging
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- John Carr - Architect