Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Shambles
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Sixties York
- Anglian Cross
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Mary Ward
- King Edward II and York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Transport Moves On
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Gold Finger Ring
- A New Vision For York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions