Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of St Helen
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Medieval Minster
- Silver Strap Ends
- King Edward III and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Second World War York
- Treasurer's House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Judges Lodging
- Rowntree Park
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Cross
- A New Vision For York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'