Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Helen
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Medieval Minster
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Red Tower
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The White Rose of York
- The Guildhall
- Mary Ward
- Water Lanes
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A Pipkin
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers