Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- The Greyfriars
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Council of Arles
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Gold Arm Ring
- Guy Fawkes
- Statue of Napoleon
- View from Station Rise
- The Assembly Rooms
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Railway King: George Hudson