Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The First Minster
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Red Tower
- Vikings and Christianity
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Gold Finger Ring
- Barley Hall
- The Mansion House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- First World War Memorial
- Anglian Carving