Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fairfax House
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Norman Minster
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Norman House
- The Greyfriars
- King Edward III and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St William's Shrine
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Boot
- Inscription to Hecules
- A New Walk
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York