Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The York Observatory
- New Shopping Centres
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Statue of Napoleon
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Micklegate Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- First World War Memorial
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Rowntree Park
- The Mansion House
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse