Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- The Shambles
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Mary Ward
- Royal Station Hotel
- King Edward I and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Battle of the Standard
- York St John in the 20th Century
- First World War Memorial
- Dick Turpin
- The Debtors' Prison
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The County Court House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Fire in the Minster