Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Central Library
- Rowntree Park
- Statue of Napoleon
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Railway Station
- The York Hoard
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The White Rose of York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York Bombed
- The Mystery Plays