Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- First World War York
- The Roman Fortress
- The Greyfriars
- The First Railway Station
- Walmgate Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Cawood Sword
- Statue of an Athlete
- Monk Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- A Pipkin
- Bootham School
- The Norman Abbey
- Barker Tower
- Fire in the Minster
- Constantius Chlorus