Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Jubbergate
- 62 Low Petergate
- Fire in the Minster
- St Crux's Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The First Minster
- Teaching the Poor
- Judges Lodging
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Victoria Bar
- Crest of York St John College