Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Abbot's House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The York Hoard
- Second World War York
- Crest of York St John College
- The Council of Arles
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Union Gas Works
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Assembly Rooms
- George Leeman
- The Guildhall
- Industrial Upheaval