Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Lendal Tower
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Horn of Ulf
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Our Lady's Row
- The End of the Abbey
- Ripon College for Women
- The First Railway Station
- York Union Gas Works
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- A New Vision For York
- Mithras and Arimanius