Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Barker Tower
- Alcuin of York
- The Basilica
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham Bar
- King Edward I and York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- First World War York
- Royal Station Hotel
- De Grey Rooms
- St Crux's Church
- York's Medieval Synagogue