Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Ripon College for Women
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Bombed
- Viking Male Grooming
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Feeding Roman York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Black Death
- King Richard II and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Art Gallery
- Our Lady's Row
- 62 Low Petergate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Multangular Tower