Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Barley Hall
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Norman Window Frame
- A New Vision For York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Shambles
- Barker Tower
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Castle Museum
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Dick Turpin
- Silver Strap Ends
- Head Pot
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Ouse Bridge