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 Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- The First Railway Station
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- First World War York
- A Pipkin
- St William's Shrine
- Clifford's Tower
- The County Court House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Transport Moves On
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Central Library
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The New Theatre
- Guy Fawkes
- Ouse Bridge
- The Female Prison