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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Anglian Carving
- The Norman Castle
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Female Prison
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Dick Turpin
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Olive Oil Container
- Silver Strap Ends
- Hair of a Roman Girl