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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- Statue of an Athlete
- First World War Memorial
- De Grey Rooms
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- A New University
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of St Olave
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Basilica
- York Bombed
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Hospitium
- Medieval Prisons
- Clifford's Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior