Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Water Lanes
- The Norman Abbey
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Battle of the Standard
- Church of St Helen
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King Edward I and York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Horn of Ulf
- First World War Memorial
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Richard II and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)