Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- The York Observatory
- The County Court House
- York Central Library
- Bone Trial Piece
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Feeding Roman York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Mystery Plays
- King Edward II and York
- The First Railway Station
- York Garrison
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Water Lanes
- A New Walk
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters