Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Medieval Prisons
- Scarborough Bridge
- The 1190 Massacre
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The York Observatory
- York's Coat of Arms
- Constantius Chlorus
- George Leeman
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Ouse Bridge
- The Roman Fortress
- Barker Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Bombed
- The Bar Convent
- Jewbury Cemetery