Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Richard III and York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Mansion House
- George Leeman
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Union Gas Works
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The New Theatre
- York Art Gallery
- Roman Head Pot