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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Transport Moves On
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Teaching the Poor
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Minster Library
- Mary Ward
- The First Railway Station
- Church of St Helen
- Viking Coins
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Greyfriars
- King Edward I and York
- Lendal Bridge
- Rebuilt in Stone