Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Red Tower
- De Grey Rooms
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Union Gas Works
- Scarborough Bridge
- York Central Library
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Teaching the Poor
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Norman Abbey
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Mary Ward
- The Black Death
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'