Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The First Minster
- Guy Fawkes
- York Castle Museum
- Viking Male Grooming
- Scarborough Bridge
- Middleham Jewel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St William's Shrine
- The Medieval Abbey
- Constantius Chlorus
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- First World War York
- Jubbergate
- Trams Pulled by Horses