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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The End of the Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Roman Head Pot
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- King Richard III and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- New Shopping Centres
- Barker Tower
- A New University
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Royal Station Hotel