Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Assembly Rooms
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham School
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Railway Station
- Barley Hall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Lendal Bridge
- The Guildhall
- Stonegate
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill