Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Our Lady's Row
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Norman Minster
- Stonegate
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bone Trial Piece
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Debtors' Prison
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Assembly Rooms
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Scarborough Bridge
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head