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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Mary Ward
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Female Prison
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Fire in the Minster
- Minster Library
- The Retreat
- Micklegate Bar
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- 62 Low Petergate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Industrial Upheaval
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- De Grey Rooms
- Inscription to Hecules
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Minster in Viking Times