Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The White Rose of York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Battle of the Standard
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Retreat
- Gold Arm Ring
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Female Prison
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Railway Institute
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)