Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Is York Cursed?
- The Roman Fortress
- Second World War York
- The Abbot's House
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Transport Moves On
- Teaching the Poor
- The Retreat
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Feeding Roman York
- The Norman House
- Viking Coins
- The Cawood Sword
- George Leeman