Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Sixties York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Debtors' Prison
- Olive Oil Container
- First World War Memorial
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Norman Abbey
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Viking Coins
- William Etty, Artist
- King Richard III and York
- Feeding Roman York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Mary Ward
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Greyfriars