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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The York Helmet
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Margaret Clitherow
- Micklegate Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bronze weights
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fire in the Minster
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Second World War York
- The Black Death
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Medieval Minster
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions