Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Statue of the God Mars
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Bombed
- Church of St Helen
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Minster Library
- King Richard III and York
- The Abbot's House
- The County Court House
- The Shambles
- Margaret Clitherow
- Constantius Chlorus
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- George Leeman