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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Red Tower
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Retreat
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Cawood Sword
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Guildhall
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Olive Oil Container
- Stonegate
- Yorkshire Museum
- The First Minster