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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Debtors' Prison
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Fishergate Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Art Gallery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Stonegate
- Viking Boot