Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Roman Fortress
- Treasurer's House
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The York Observatory
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Statue of an Athlete
- Middleham Jewel
- First World War York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- A New University
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Church of St Helen
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Edward III and York
- Fairfax House