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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Crest of York St John College
- Sixties York
- The Norman Minster
- The Medieval Castle
- The 1190 Massacre
- York's Airfield
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Battle of the Standard
- Anglian Cross
- Fire in the Minster
- Yorkshire Museum
- Ripon College for Women
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Bombed
- Statue of an Athlete
- Military Belt Fitting