Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Richard III and York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Statue of Napoleon
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Middleham Jewel
- Bootham Bar
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- John Carr - Architect
- Rowntree Park
- Cinema Comes to York
- Vikings and Christianity
- George Leeman
- Medieval Prisons