Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Mary Ward
- York's Coat of Arms
- St Crux's Church
- Barker Tower
- The White Rose of York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- A New University
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Roman Head Pot
- Alcuin of York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of St Olave
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Victorian Prison Building