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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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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...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Anglian Carving
- Medieval Prisons
- Teaching the Poor
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Clifford's Tower
- The Medieval Minster
- Lendal Tower
- The Bar Convent
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Statue of the God Mars
- The First Minster
- Ouse Bridge
- King Edward I and York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Industrial Upheaval
- Fishergate Bar