Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Mary Ward
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Dick Turpin
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Horn of Ulf
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Roman Fortress
- A New University
- A New Vision For York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward I and York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Norman Window Frame
- Teaching the Poor