Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Teaching the Poor
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Inscription to Hecules
- Anglian Cross
- The Bar Convent
- The White Rose of York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Female Prison
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St William's Shrine
- A New Walk
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Council of Arles
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Pilgrimage of Grace