Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Cawood Sword
- The Medieval Abbey
- St William's Shrine
- Feeding Roman York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bone Trial Piece
- Walmgate Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Alcuin of York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Crest of York St John College