Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- The Norman Abbey
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Female Prison
- The First Railway Station
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Central Methodist Chapel
- View from Station Rise
- The Mansion House
- King Edward III and York
- Feeding Roman York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Middleham Jewel
- The First Minster
- Holy Trinity Church