Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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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 Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Monk Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- The First Minster
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The End of the Abbey
- Ripon College for Women
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Roman Fortress
- King Edward II and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Margaret Clitherow