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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The George Fox Incident
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The White Rose of York
- The Shambles
- Silver Strap Ends
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Black Death
- Walmgate Bar
- A New University
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster after the Reformation